diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/post.php b/wp-admin/includes/post.php
index cfcb2a33f9..8b163b39a9 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/post.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/post.php
@@ -424,6 +424,7 @@ function get_default_post_to_edit( $post_type = 'post', $create_in_db = false )
 		if ( current_theme_supports( 'post-formats' ) && post_type_supports( $post->post_type, 'post-formats' ) && get_option( 'default_post_format' ) )
 			set_post_format( $post, get_option( 'default_post_format' ) );
 	} else {
+		$post = new stdClass;
 		$post->ID = 0;
 		$post->post_author = '';
 		$post->post_date = '';