diff --git a/wp-includes/category-template.php b/wp-includes/category-template.php
index fd06fa14e5..b60a557c85 100644
--- a/wp-includes/category-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/category-template.php
@@ -365,9 +365,10 @@ function wp_dropdown_categories( $args = '' ) {
 		$args['taxonomy'] = 'link_category';
 	}
 
-	// Parse incoming $args into an array and merge it with $defaults
-	$parsed_args       = wp_parse_args( $args, $defaults );
-	$option_none_value = $args['option_none_value'];
+	// Parse incoming $args into an array and merge it with $defaults.
+	$parsed_args = wp_parse_args( $args, $defaults );
+
+	$option_none_value = $parsed_args['option_none_value'];
 
 	if ( ! isset( $parsed_args['pad_counts'] ) && $parsed_args['show_count'] && $parsed_args['hierarchical'] ) {
 		$parsed_args['pad_counts'] = true;
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index f2acecc33f..35c2fc65a4 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.3-alpha-45667';
+$wp_version = '5.3-alpha-45668';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.