diff --git a/src/wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-recent-posts.php b/src/wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-recent-posts.php
index c8d19055b4..37843c3a8b 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-recent-posts.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-recent-posts.php
@@ -51,8 +51,9 @@ class WP_Widget_Recent_Posts extends WP_Widget {
 		$title = apply_filters( 'widget_title', $title, $instance, $this->id_base );
 
 		$number = ( ! empty( $instance['number'] ) ) ? absint( $instance['number'] ) : 5;
-		if ( ! $number )
+		if ( ! $number ) {
 			$number = 5;
+		}
 		$show_date = isset( $instance['show_date'] ) ? $instance['show_date'] : false;
 
 		/**
@@ -70,31 +71,35 @@ class WP_Widget_Recent_Posts extends WP_Widget {
 			'posts_per_page'      => $number,
 			'no_found_rows'       => true,
 			'post_status'         => 'publish',
-			'ignore_sticky_posts' => true
+			'ignore_sticky_posts' => true,
 		), $instance ) );
 
-		if ($r->have_posts()) :
+		if ( ! $r->have_posts() ) {
+			return;
+		}
 		?>
 		<?php echo $args['before_widget']; ?>
-		<?php if ( $title ) {
-			echo $args['before_title'] . $title . $args['after_title'];
-		} ?>
-		<ul>
-		<?php while ( $r->have_posts() ) : $r->the_post(); ?>
-			<li>
-				<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php get_the_title() ? the_title() : _e( '(no title)' ); ?></a>
-			<?php if ( $show_date ) : ?>
-				<span class="post-date"><?php echo get_the_date(); ?></span>
-			<?php endif; ?>
-			</li>
-		<?php endwhile; ?>
-		</ul>
-		<?php echo $args['after_widget']; ?>
 		<?php
-		// Reset the global $the_post as this query will have stomped on it
-		wp_reset_postdata();
-
-		endif;
+		if ( $title ) {
+			echo $args['before_title'] . $title . $args['after_title'];
+		}
+		?>
+		<ul>
+			<?php foreach ( $r->posts as $recent_post ) : ?>
+				<?php
+				$post_title = get_the_title( $recent_post->ID );
+				$title      = ( ! empty( $post_title ) ) ? $post_title : __( '(no title)' );
+				?>
+				<li>
+					<a href="<?php the_permalink( $recent_post->ID ); ?>"><?php echo $title ; ?></a>
+					<?php if ( $show_date ) : ?>
+						<span class="post-date"><?php echo get_the_date( '', $recent_post->ID ); ?></span>
+					<?php endif; ?>
+				</li>
+			<?php endforeach; ?>
+		</ul>
+		<?php
+		echo $args['after_widget'];
 	}
 
 	/**