diff --git a/src/wp-includes/post-template.php b/src/wp-includes/post-template.php
index 4cc857306d..5ceed59165 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/post-template.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/post-template.php
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ function get_the_excerpt( $post = null ) {
 		return '';
 	}
 
-	if ( post_password_required() ) {
+	if ( post_password_required( $post ) ) {
 		return __( 'There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.' );
 	}
 
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/post/output.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/post/output.php
index 63b9aad364..6026a2ba23 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/post/output.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/post/output.php
@@ -199,11 +199,14 @@ EOF;
 
 	/**
 	 * @ticket 27246
+	 * @ticket 35486
 	 */
 	public function test_the_excerpt_password_protected_post() {
-		$GLOBALS['post'] = self::factory()->post->create_and_get( array( 'post_excerpt' => 'Post excerpt', 'post_password' => '1234' ) );
+		$post = self::factory()->post->create_and_get( array( 'post_excerpt' => 'Post excerpt', 'post_password' => '1234' ) );
+		$this->assertSame( 'There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.', get_the_excerpt( $post ) );
+
+		$GLOBALS['post'] = $post;
 		$this->assertSame( "<p>There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.</p>\n", get_echo( 'the_excerpt' ) );
-		$this->assertSame( 'There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.', get_the_excerpt() );
 	}
 
 	/**