diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/bookmark.php b/wp-admin/includes/bookmark.php
index c0aafb923d..1a95f72560 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/bookmark.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/bookmark.php
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ function get_link_to_edit( $link_id ) {
 function wp_insert_link($linkdata) {
 	global $wpdb, $current_user;
 
-	extract($linkdata);
+	extract($linkdata, EXTR_SKIP);
 
 	$update = false;
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/taxonomy.php b/wp-admin/includes/taxonomy.php
index da840a4604..ca670ab67d 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/taxonomy.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/taxonomy.php
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ function wp_delete_category($cat_ID) {
 function wp_insert_category($catarr) {
 	global $wpdb;
 
-	extract($catarr);
+	extract($catarr, EXTR_SKIP);
 
 	if ( trim( $cat_name ) == '' )
 		return 0;