diff --git src/wp-includes/class-wp-term-query.php src/wp-includes/class-wp-term-query.php
index 25baaa8dd1..c71c610942 100644
--- src/wp-includes/class-wp-term-query.php
+++ src/wp-includes/class-wp-term-query.php
@@ -1130,7 +1130,7 @@ class WP_Term_Query {
 		foreach ( $terms as $key => $term_data ) {
 			if ( is_object( $term_data ) && property_exists( $term_data, 'term_id' ) ) {
 				$term = get_term( $term_data->term_id );
-				if ( property_exists( $term_data, 'object_id' ) ) {
+				if ( is_object( $term ) && property_exists( $term_data, 'object_id' ) ) {
 					$term->object_id = (int) $term_data->object_id;
 				}
 				if ( property_exists( $term_data, 'count' ) ) {