diff --git a/wp-includes/comment-template.php b/wp-includes/comment-template.php
index f4b8b28a1a..78e4154be7 100644
--- a/wp-includes/comment-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/comment-template.php
@@ -1934,27 +1934,6 @@ function wp_list_comments( $args = array(), $comments = null ) {
 	 */
 	$r = apply_filters( 'wp_list_comments_args', $r );
 
-	/*
-	 * If 'page' or 'per_page' has been passed, and does not match what's in $wp_query,
-	 * perform a separate comment query and allow Walker_Comment to paginate.
-	 */
-	if ( is_singular() && ( $r['page'] || $r['per_page'] ) ) {
-		$current_cpage = get_query_var( 'cpage' );
-		if ( ! $current_cpage ) {
-			$current_cpage = 'newest' === get_option( 'default_comments_page' ) ? 1 : $wp_query->max_num_comment_pages;
-		}
-
-		$current_per_page = get_query_var( 'comments_per_page' );
-		if ( $r['page'] != $current_cpage || $r['per_page'] != $current_per_page ) {
-			$comments = get_comments( array(
-				'post_id' => get_queried_object_id(),
-				'orderby' => 'comment_date_gmt',
-				'order' => 'ASC',
-				'status' => 'all',
-			) );
-		}
-	}
-
 	// Figure out what comments we'll be looping through ($_comments)
 	if ( null !== $comments ) {
 		$comments = (array) $comments;
@@ -1969,34 +1948,70 @@ function wp_list_comments( $args = array(), $comments = null ) {
 			$_comments = $comments;
 		}
 	} else {
-		if ( empty($wp_query->comments) )
-			return;
-		if ( 'all' != $r['type'] ) {
-			if ( empty($wp_query->comments_by_type) )
-				$wp_query->comments_by_type = separate_comments($wp_query->comments);
-			if ( empty($wp_query->comments_by_type[$r['type']]) )
-				return;
-			$_comments = $wp_query->comments_by_type[$r['type']];
-		} else {
-			$_comments = $wp_query->comments;
-		}
-
-		// Pagination is already handled by `WP_Comment_Query`, so we tell Walker not to bother.
-		if ( $wp_query->max_num_comment_pages ) {
-			$default_comments_page = get_option( 'default_comments_page' );
-			$cpage = get_query_var( 'cpage' );
-			if ( 'newest' === $default_comments_page ) {
-				$r['cpage'] = $cpage;
-
-			// When first page shows oldest comments, post permalink is the same as the comment permalink.
-			} elseif ( $cpage == 1 ) {
-				$r['cpage'] = '';
-			} else {
-				$r['cpage'] = $cpage;
+		/*
+		 * If 'page' or 'per_page' has been passed, and does not match what's in $wp_query,
+		 * perform a separate comment query and allow Walker_Comment to paginate.
+		 */
+		if ( is_singular() && ( $r['page'] || $r['per_page'] ) ) {
+			$current_cpage = get_query_var( 'cpage' );
+			if ( ! $current_cpage ) {
+				$current_cpage = 'newest' === get_option( 'default_comments_page' ) ? 1 : $wp_query->max_num_comment_pages;
 			}
 
-			$r['page'] = 0;
-			$r['per_page'] = 0;
+			$current_per_page = get_query_var( 'comments_per_page' );
+			if ( $r['page'] != $current_cpage || $r['per_page'] != $current_per_page ) {
+				$comments = get_comments( array(
+					'post_id' => get_queried_object_id(),
+					'orderby' => 'comment_date_gmt',
+					'order' => 'ASC',
+					'status' => 'all',
+				) );
+
+				if ( 'all' != $r['type'] ) {
+					$comments_by_type = separate_comments( $comments );
+					if ( empty( $comments_by_type[ $r['type'] ] ) ) {
+						return;
+					}
+
+					$_comments = $comments_by_type[ $r['type'] ];
+				} else {
+					$_comments = $comments;
+				}
+			}
+
+		// Otherwise, fall back on the comments from `$wp_query->comments`.
+		} else {
+			if ( empty($wp_query->comments) )
+				return;
+			if ( 'all' != $r['type'] ) {
+				if ( empty($wp_query->comments_by_type) )
+					$wp_query->comments_by_type = separate_comments($wp_query->comments);
+				if ( empty($wp_query->comments_by_type[$r['type']]) )
+					return;
+				$_comments = $wp_query->comments_by_type[$r['type']];
+			} else {
+				$_comments = $wp_query->comments;
+			}
+
+			if ( $wp_query->max_num_comment_pages ) {
+				$default_comments_page = get_option( 'default_comments_page' );
+				$cpage = get_query_var( 'cpage' );
+				if ( 'newest' === $default_comments_page ) {
+					$r['cpage'] = $cpage;
+
+				/*
+				 * When first page shows oldest comments, post permalink is the same as
+				 * the comment permalink.
+				 */
+				} elseif ( $cpage == 1 ) {
+					$r['cpage'] = '';
+				} else {
+					$r['cpage'] = $cpage;
+				}
+
+				$r['page'] = 0;
+				$r['per_page'] = 0;
+			}
 		}
 	}