Index: wp-includes/link-template.php
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--- wp-includes/link-template.php	(revision 4152)
+++ wp-includes/link-template.php	(working copy)
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@
 	if ( 'posts' == get_query_var('what_to_show') ) {
 		preg_match('#FROM\s(.*)\sORDER BY#siU', $wp_query->request, $matches);
 		$fromwhere = $matches[1];
-		$numposts = $wpdb->get_var("SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT ID) FROM $fromwhere");
+		$numposts = $wpdb->get_var("SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT $wpdb->posts.ID) FROM $fromwhere");
 		$max_num_pages = ceil($numposts / $posts_per);
 	} else {
 		preg_match('#FROM\s(.*)\sORDER BY#siU', $wp_query->request, $matches);