diff --git a/wp-includes/category-template.php b/wp-includes/category-template.php
index 8948c31d64..366cd85532 100644
--- a/wp-includes/category-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/category-template.php
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ function get_the_category($id = false) {
 	else
 		$categories = array();
 
+	foreach(array_keys($categories) as $key) {
+		_make_cat_compat($categories[$key]);
+	}
+
 	return $categories;
 }