diff --git a/wp-admin/admin-functions.php b/wp-admin/admin-functions.php
index 08c49fc21b..66bcfbe391 100644
--- a/wp-admin/admin-functions.php
+++ b/wp-admin/admin-functions.php
@@ -1959,11 +1959,13 @@ function wp_reset_vars($vars) {
 		global $$var;
 
 		if (!isset($$var)) {
-			if (empty($_REQUEST["$var"])) {
-				$$var = '';
+			if (empty($_POST["$var"])) {
+				if (empty($_GET["$var"]))
+					$$var = '';
+				else
+					$$var = $_GET["$var"];
 			} else {
-				$$var = $_REQUEST["$var"];
-				unset($_REQUEST["$wpvar"]);
+				$$var = $_POST["$var"];
 			}
 		}
 	}