diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/post.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/post.php
index f90effed3e..6d0d5a9246 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/post.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/post.php
@@ -555,6 +555,7 @@ function get_default_post_to_edit( $post_type = 'post', $create_in_db = false )
 		$post->post_date = '';
 		$post->post_date_gmt = '';
 		$post->post_password = '';
+		$post->post_name = '';
 		$post->post_type = $post_type;
 		$post->post_status = 'draft';
 		$post->to_ping = '';
@@ -598,7 +599,6 @@ function get_default_post_to_edit( $post_type = 'post', $create_in_db = false )
 	 * @param WP_Post $post         Post object.
 	 */
 	$post->post_excerpt = apply_filters( 'default_excerpt', $post_excerpt, $post );
-	$post->post_name = '';
 
 	return $post;
 }