diff --git a/wp-includes/widgets.php b/wp-includes/widgets.php
index 744b07a726..a943e12be8 100644
--- a/wp-includes/widgets.php
+++ b/wp-includes/widgets.php
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ function wp_widget_recent_entries($args) {
 	else if ( $number > 15 )
 		$number = 15;
 
-	$r = new WP_Query(array('showposts' => $number, 'what_to_show' => 'posts', 'nopaging' => 0, 'post_status' => 'publish'));
+	$r = new WP_Query(array('showposts' => $number, 'what_to_show' => 'posts', 'nopaging' => 0, 'post_status' => 'publish', 'caller_get_posts' => 1));
 	if ($r->have_posts()) :
 ?>
 		<?php echo $before_widget; ?>