diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wp-user-query.php b/wp-includes/class-wp-user-query.php
index 4f56ca940e..5bb115fdfd 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wp-user-query.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wp-user-query.php
@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@ class WP_User_Query {
 			$_orderby          = 'post_count';
 		} elseif ( 'ID' === $orderby || 'id' === $orderby ) {
 			$_orderby = 'ID';
-		} elseif ( 'meta_value' === $orderby || $this->get( 'meta_key' ) == $orderby ) {
+		} elseif ( 'meta_value' === $orderby || $this->get( 'meta_key' ) === $orderby ) {
 			$_orderby = "$wpdb->usermeta.meta_value";
 		} elseif ( 'meta_value_num' === $orderby ) {
 			$_orderby = "$wpdb->usermeta.meta_value+0";
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 92bec2bb9f..4f848ba3fe 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.3-beta3-56168';
+$wp_version = '6.3-beta3-56169';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.