diff --git wp-admin/admin-ajax.php wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
index 3213d55028..f5b1c50f9a 100644
--- wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
+++ wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 // Require an action parameter
 if ( empty( $_REQUEST['action'] ) )
-	die( '0' );
+	wp_die( '0', 400 );
 
 /** Load WordPress Administration APIs */
 require_once( ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/admin.php' );
@@ -101,4 +101,4 @@
 	do_action( 'wp_ajax_nopriv_' . $_REQUEST['action'] );
 }
 // Default status
-die( '0' );
+wp_die( '0', 400 );