diff --git a/wp-includes/comment.php b/wp-includes/comment.php
index c5776512c0..8de3608f93 100644
--- a/wp-includes/comment.php
+++ b/wp-includes/comment.php
@@ -559,7 +559,10 @@ class WP_Comment_Query {
 			$clauses = $this->meta_query->get_sql( 'comment', $wpdb->comments, 'comment_ID', $this );
 			$join .= $clauses['join'];
 			$where .= $clauses['where'];
-			$groupby = "{$wpdb->comments}.comment_ID";
+
+			if ( ! $this->query_vars['count'] ) {
+				$groupby = "{$wpdb->comments}.comment_ID";
+			}
 		}
 
 		$date_query = $this->query_vars['date_query'];
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 8c99a2e112..41befd9731 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.1-alpha-30025';
+$wp_version = '4.1-alpha-30026';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.