diff --git a/src/wp-includes/ms-functions.php b/src/wp-includes/ms-functions.php
index a1b67a609d..6dbcf086d8 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/ms-functions.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/ms-functions.php
@@ -1801,7 +1801,7 @@ function global_terms( $term_id, $deprecated = '' ) {
 			$global_id = $wpdb->insert_id;
 		}
 	} elseif ( $global_id != $term_id ) {
-		$local_id = $wpdb->get_row( $wpdb->prepare( "SELECT term_id FROM $wpdb->terms WHERE term_id = %d", $global_id ) );
+		$local_id = $wpdb->get_var( $wpdb->prepare( "SELECT term_id FROM $wpdb->terms WHERE term_id = %d", $global_id ) );
 		if ( null != $local_id ) {
 			global_terms( $local_id );
 			if ( 10 < $global_terms_recurse ) {