diff --git a/wp-includes/category-template.php b/wp-includes/category-template.php
index cae7b6330d..a6d7cb30cd 100644
--- a/wp-includes/category-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/category-template.php
@@ -64,9 +64,8 @@ function get_category_link( $category_id ) {
 
 		if ( $category->parent == $category_id ) // recursive recursion
 			$category->parent = 0;
-
-		if ( $parent = $category->parent )
-			$category_nicename = get_category_parents( $parent, false, '/', true ) . $category_nicename;
+		elseif ($category->parent != 0 )
+			$category_nicename = get_category_parents( $category->parent, false, '/', true ) . $category_nicename;
 
 		$catlink = str_replace( '%category%', $category_nicename, $catlink );
 		$catlink = get_option( 'home' ) . user_trailingslashit( $catlink, 'category' );