diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wp-site-query.php b/wp-includes/class-wp-site-query.php
index 9fb051e90b..18140d1fdd 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wp-site-query.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wp-site-query.php
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ class WP_Site_Query {
 
 		if ( is_numeric( $this->query_vars['archived'] ) ) {
 			$archived = absint( $this->query_vars['archived'] );
-			$this->sql_clauses['where']['archived'] = $wpdb->prepare( "archived = %d ", $archived );
+			$this->sql_clauses['where']['archived'] = $wpdb->prepare( "archived = %s ", absint( $archived ) );
 		}
 
 		if ( is_numeric( $this->query_vars['mature'] ) ) {
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 98c8cbbab9..c64ac93761 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.9-alpha-41699';
+$wp_version = '4.9-alpha-41700';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.