diff --git a/wp-includes/post.php b/wp-includes/post.php
index d9d48a56fe..94ec8f2c50 100644
--- a/wp-includes/post.php
+++ b/wp-includes/post.php
@@ -4719,10 +4719,15 @@ function is_local_attachment($url) {
 function wp_insert_attachment( $args, $file = false, $parent = 0 ) {
 	$defaults = array(
 		'file'        => $file,
-		'post_parent' => $parent
+		'post_parent' => 0
 	);
+
 	$data = wp_parse_args( $args, $defaults );
 
+	if ( ! empty( $parent ) ) {
+		$data['post_parent'] = $parent;
+	}
+
 	$data['post_type'] = 'attachment';
 
 	return wp_insert_post( $data );