diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wp-theme-json-resolver.php b/wp-includes/class-wp-theme-json-resolver.php
index 5d0dd099c2..42ad830c73 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wp-theme-json-resolver.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wp-theme-json-resolver.php
@@ -304,54 +304,59 @@ class WP_Theme_JSON_Resolver {
 		}
 		$user_cpt         = array();
 		$post_type_filter = 'wp_global_styles';
+		$stylesheet       = $theme->get_stylesheet();
 		$args             = array(
-			'numberposts' => 1,
-			'orderby'     => 'date',
-			'order'       => 'desc',
-			'post_type'   => $post_type_filter,
-			'post_status' => $post_status_filter,
-			'tax_query'   => array(
+			'posts_per_page'      => 1,
+			'orderby'             => 'post_date',
+			'order'               => 'desc',
+			'post_type'           => $post_type_filter,
+			'post_status'         => $post_status_filter,
+			'ignore_sticky_posts' => true,
+			'no_found_rows'       => true,
+			'tax_query'           => array(
 				array(
 					'taxonomy' => 'wp_theme',
 					'field'    => 'name',
-					'terms'    => $theme->get_stylesheet(),
+					'terms'    => $stylesheet,
 				),
 			),
 		);
 
 		$cache_key = sprintf( 'wp_global_styles_%s', md5( serialize( $args ) ) );
-		$post_id   = wp_cache_get( $cache_key );
-
-		if ( (int) $post_id > 0 ) {
-			return get_post( $post_id, ARRAY_A );
-		}
-
+		$post_id   = (int) get_transient( $cache_key );
 		// Special case: '-1' is a results not found.
 		if ( -1 === $post_id && ! $create_post ) {
 			return $user_cpt;
 		}
 
-		$recent_posts = wp_get_recent_posts( $args );
-		if ( is_array( $recent_posts ) && ( count( $recent_posts ) === 1 ) ) {
-			$user_cpt = $recent_posts[0];
+		if ( $post_id > 0 && in_array( get_post_status( $post_id ), (array) $post_status_filter, true ) ) {
+			return get_post( $post_id, ARRAY_A );
+		}
+
+		$global_style_query = new WP_Query();
+		$recent_posts       = $global_style_query->query( $args );
+		if ( count( $recent_posts ) === 1 ) {
+			$user_cpt = get_post( $recent_posts[0], ARRAY_A );
 		} elseif ( $create_post ) {
 			$cpt_post_id = wp_insert_post(
 				array(
 					'post_content' => '{"version": ' . WP_Theme_JSON::LATEST_SCHEMA . ', "isGlobalStylesUserThemeJSON": true }',
 					'post_status'  => 'publish',
-					'post_title'   => 'Custom Styles',
+					'post_title'   => __( 'Custom Styles' ),
 					'post_type'    => $post_type_filter,
-					'post_name'    => 'wp-global-styles-' . urlencode( wp_get_theme()->get_stylesheet() ),
+					'post_name'    => sprintf( 'wp-global-styles-%s', urlencode( $stylesheet ) ),
 					'tax_input'    => array(
-						'wp_theme' => array( wp_get_theme()->get_stylesheet() ),
+						'wp_theme' => array( $stylesheet ),
 					),
 				),
 				true
 			);
-			$user_cpt    = get_post( $cpt_post_id, ARRAY_A );
+			if ( ! is_wp_error( $cpt_post_id ) ) {
+				$user_cpt = get_post( $cpt_post_id, ARRAY_A );
+			}
 		}
 		$cache_expiration = $user_cpt ? DAY_IN_SECONDS : HOUR_IN_SECONDS;
-		wp_cache_set( $cache_key, $user_cpt ? $user_cpt['ID'] : -1, '', $cache_expiration );
+		set_transient( $cache_key, $user_cpt ? $user_cpt['ID'] : -1, $cache_expiration );
 
 		return $user_cpt;
 	}
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 3902e16db8..b570716110 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.1-alpha-54185';
+$wp_version = '6.1-alpha-54186';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.