diff --git a/wp-includes/functions-post.php b/wp-includes/functions-post.php
index 07cf28dfef..ede6285a8d 100644
--- a/wp-includes/functions-post.php
+++ b/wp-includes/functions-post.php
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ function wp_new_comment( $commentdata, $spam = false ) {
 	$result = $wpdb->query("INSERT INTO $wpdb->comments 
 	(comment_post_ID, comment_author, comment_author_email, comment_author_url, comment_author_IP, comment_date, comment_date_gmt, comment_content, comment_approved, comment_agent, comment_type)
 	VALUES 
-	('$comment_post_ID', '$comment_author', '$comment_author_email', '$comment_author_url', '$user_ip', '$now', '$now_gmt', '$comment_content', '$approved', '$user_agent', '$comment_type')
+	('$comment_post_ID', '$author', '$email', '$url', '$user_ip', '$now', '$now_gmt', '$comment', '$approved', '$user_agent', '$comment_type')
 	");
 
 	$comment_id = $wpdb->insert_id;