diff --git a/wp-admin/admin-footer.php b/wp-admin/admin-footer.php
index 7c2bcd2940..a43a4e459b 100644
--- a/wp-admin/admin-footer.php
+++ b/wp-admin/admin-footer.php
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
  * @package WordPress
  * @subpackage Administration
  */
+
+// don't load directly
+if ( !defined('ABSPATH') )
+	die('-1');
 ?>
 
 <div class="clear"></div></div><!-- wpbody-content -->
diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-attachment-rows.php b/wp-admin/edit-attachment-rows.php
index ae8aaf26a8..aa1d43228b 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-attachment-rows.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-attachment-rows.php
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
  * @subpackage Administration
  */
 
-if ( ! defined('ABSPATH') ) die();
+// don't load directly
+if ( !defined('ABSPATH') )
+	die('-1');
 
 if ( have_posts() ) { ?>
 <table class="widefat fixed" cellspacing="0">
diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-category-form.php b/wp-admin/edit-category-form.php
index 9dd98aeaa3..27417f6bac 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-category-form.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-category-form.php
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
  * @subpackage Administration
  */
 
+// don't load directly
+if ( !defined('ABSPATH') )
+	die('-1');
+
 if ( !current_user_can('manage_categories') )
 	wp_die(__('You do not have sufficient permissions to edit categories for this blog.'));
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php b/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php
index 82535bbe4c..61aac06346 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
  * @subpackage Administration
  */
 
+// don't load directly
+if ( !defined('ABSPATH') )
+	die('-1');
+
 /**
  * Post ID global
  * @name $post_ID
diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-form-comment.php b/wp-admin/edit-form-comment.php
index 93c64037fa..f87177dd56 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-form-comment.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-form-comment.php
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
  * @subpackage Administration
  */
 
+// don't load directly
+if ( !defined('ABSPATH') )
+	die('-1');
+
 /**
  * @var string
  */
diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-link-category-form.php b/wp-admin/edit-link-category-form.php
index cee75dcc39..df1727d6e0 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-link-category-form.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-link-category-form.php
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
  * @subpackage Administration
  */
 
+// don't load directly
+if ( !defined('ABSPATH') )
+	die('-1');
+
 if ( !current_user_can('manage_categories') )
 	wp_die(__('You do not have sufficient permissions to edit link categories for this blog.'));
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-link-form.php b/wp-admin/edit-link-form.php
index 32b06a87f6..11ec684b08 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-link-form.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-link-form.php
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
  * @subpackage Administration
  */
 
+// don't load directly
+if ( !defined('ABSPATH') )
+	die('-1');
+
 if ( ! empty($link_id) ) {
 	$heading = sprintf( __( '<a href="%s">Links</a> / Edit Link' ), 'link-manager.php' );
 	$submit_text = __('Update Link');
diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-page-form.php b/wp-admin/edit-page-form.php
index f9c0d6b8c4..782ade4b39 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-page-form.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-page-form.php
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
  * @subpackage Administration
  */
 
+// don't load directly
+if ( !defined('ABSPATH') )
+	die('-1');
+
 /**
  * Post ID global.
  * @name $post_ID
diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-post-rows.php b/wp-admin/edit-post-rows.php
index 37e58f0a30..8db9e89d5f 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-post-rows.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-post-rows.php
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
  * @subpackage Administration
  */
 
-if ( ! defined('ABSPATH') ) die();
+// don't load directly
+if ( !defined('ABSPATH') )
+	die('-1');
 ?>
 <table class="widefat post fixed" cellspacing="0">
 	<thead>
diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-tag-form.php b/wp-admin/edit-tag-form.php
index de975c9765..250ba7a3ac 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-tag-form.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-tag-form.php
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
  * @subpackage Administration
  */
 
+// don't load directly
+if ( !defined('ABSPATH') )
+	die('-1');
+
 if ( !current_user_can('manage_categories') )
 	wp_die(__('You do not have sufficient permissions to edit tags for this blog.'));