diff --git a/wp-includes/category-template.php b/wp-includes/category-template.php
index 9aae78eecb..8b001c5fbc 100644
--- a/wp-includes/category-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/category-template.php
@@ -67,11 +67,14 @@ function get_the_category( $id = false ) {
 	$categories = get_the_terms( $id, 'category' );
 	if ( ! $categories )
 		$categories = array();
+	
+	$categories = array_values( $categories );
 
 	foreach ( array_keys( $categories ) as $key ) {
 		_make_cat_compat( $categories[$key] );
 	}
-	// Filter name is plural because we are return alot of categories not just one
+
+	// Filter name is plural because we return alot of categories not just one
 	return apply_filters( 'get_the_categories', $categories );
 }