diff --git a/wp-includes/taxonomy.php b/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
index 104a4afdb5..70af35a326 100644
--- a/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
+++ b/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
@@ -4274,6 +4274,10 @@ function is_object_in_term( $object_id, $taxonomy, $terms = null ) {
 	$object_terms = get_object_term_cache( $object_id, $taxonomy );
 	if ( false === $object_terms ) {
 		$object_terms = wp_get_object_terms( $object_id, $taxonomy, array( 'update_term_meta_cache' => false ) );
+		if ( is_wp_error( $object_terms ) ) {
+			return $object_terms;
+		}
+
 		wp_cache_set( $object_id, wp_list_pluck( $object_terms, 'term_id' ), "{$taxonomy}_relationships" );
 	}
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 6b6da98d7c..58ed8ce655 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.7-alpha-38276';
+$wp_version = '4.7-alpha-38277';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.