diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wp-user-query.php b/wp-includes/class-wp-user-query.php
index 55b284b1b8..8a6a3cf8a4 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wp-user-query.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wp-user-query.php
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ class WP_User_Query {
 				foreach ( $roles as $role ) {
 					$roles_clauses[] = array(
 						'key'     => $wpdb->get_blog_prefix( $blog_id ) . 'capabilities',
-						'value'   => $role,
+						'value'   => '"' . $role . '"',
 						'compare' => 'LIKE',
 					);
 				}
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ class WP_User_Query {
 				foreach ( $role__in as $role ) {
 					$role__in_clauses[] = array(
 						'key'     => $wpdb->get_blog_prefix( $blog_id ) . 'capabilities',
-						'value'   => $role,
+						'value'   => '"' . $role . '"',
 						'compare' => 'LIKE',
 					);
 				}
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ class WP_User_Query {
 				foreach ( $role__not_in as $role ) {
 					$role__not_in_clauses[] = array(
 						'key'     => $wpdb->get_blog_prefix( $blog_id ) . 'capabilities',
-						'value'   => $role,
+						'value'   => '"' . $role . '"',
 						'compare' => 'NOT LIKE',
 					);
 				}
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 1035f23057..4150128ba9 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.4-alpha-35100';
+$wp_version = '4.4-alpha-35101';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.