diff --git a/wp-admin/import/wordpress.php b/wp-admin/import/wordpress.php
index c5a0a665eb..25a47e5fc9 100644
--- a/wp-admin/import/wordpress.php
+++ b/wp-admin/import/wordpress.php
@@ -409,6 +409,7 @@ class WP_Import {
 		if ( $post_exists ) {
 			echo '<li>';
 			printf(__('Post <em>%s</em> already exists.'), stripslashes($post_title));
+			$post_id = $post_exists; 
 		} else {
 
 			// If it has parent, process parent first.