diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index ff7436ff96..9ef03919f3 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.9-alpha-41593';
+$wp_version = '4.9-alpha-41594';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.
diff --git a/wp-includes/widgets.php b/wp-includes/widgets.php
index e4fcc527b7..37e8a01c52 100644
--- a/wp-includes/widgets.php
+++ b/wp-includes/widgets.php
@@ -1147,7 +1147,6 @@ function retrieve_widgets( $theme_changed = false ) {
 		}
 	}
 
-
 	// Discard invalid, theme-specific widgets from sidebars.
 	$sidebars_widgets = _wp_remove_unregistered_widgets( $sidebars_widgets, $registered_widgets_ids );
 	$sidebars_widgets = wp_map_sidebars_widgets( $sidebars_widgets );
@@ -1214,7 +1213,7 @@ function wp_map_sidebars_widgets( $existing_sidebars_widgets ) {
 		if ( in_array( $sidebar, $existing_sidebars, true ) ) {
 			$new_sidebars_widgets[ $sidebar ] = $existing_sidebars_widgets[ $sidebar ];
 			unset( $existing_sidebars_widgets[ $sidebar ] );
-		} else {
+		} else if ( ! array_key_exists( $sidebar, $new_sidebars_widgets ) ) {
 			$new_sidebars_widgets[ $sidebar ] = array();
 		}
 	}