diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-comments-list-table.php b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-comments-list-table.php
index 24690d76f0..797936386c 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-comments-list-table.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-comments-list-table.php
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ class WP_Comments_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 
 		$user_id = ( isset( $_REQUEST['user_id'] ) ) ? $_REQUEST['user_id'] : '';
 
+		$orderby = ( isset( $_REQUEST['orderby'] ) ) ? $_REQUEST['orderby'] : '';
+		$order = ( isset( $_REQUEST['order'] ) ) ? $_REQUEST['order'] : '';
+		
 		$comments_per_page = $this->get_items_per_page( 'edit_comments_per_page' );
 		$comments_per_page = apply_filters( 'comments_per_page', $comments_per_page, $comment_status );
 
@@ -76,7 +79,7 @@ class WP_Comments_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 			'moderated' => 'hold',
 			'approved' => 'approve'
 		);
-
+		
 		$args = array(
 			'status' => isset( $status_map[$comment_status] ) ? $status_map[$comment_status] : $comment_status,
 			'search' => $search,
@@ -85,8 +88,8 @@ class WP_Comments_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 			'number' => $number,
 			'post_id' => $post_id,
 			'type' => $comment_type,
-			'orderby' => @$_REQUEST['orderby'],
-			'order' => @$_REQUEST['order'],
+			'orderby' => $orderby,
+			'order' => $order,
 		);
 
 		$_comments = get_comments( $args );