diff --git a/wp-admin/link-manager.php b/wp-admin/link-manager.php
index 08f4395236..3efb69762d 100644
--- a/wp-admin/link-manager.php
+++ b/wp-admin/link-manager.php
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ $links_show_order = $_COOKIE['links_show_order_' . COOKIEHASH];
 if ('' != $_POST['assign']) $action = 'assign';
 if ('' != $_POST['visibility']) $action = 'visibility';
 if ('' != $_POST['move']) $action = 'move';
+if ('' != $_POST['linkcheck']) $linkcheck = $_POST[linkcheck];
 
 switch ($action) {
   case 'assign':