diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/post.php b/wp-admin/includes/post.php
index 32d7b3464d..467b11dba3 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/post.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/post.php
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ function wp_edit_attachments_query( $q = false ) {
 	$q['m']   = isset( $q['m'] ) ? (int) $q['m'] : 0;
 	$q['cat'] = isset( $q['cat'] ) ? (int) $q['cat'] : 0;
 	$q['post_type'] = 'attachment';
-	$q['post_status'] = isset( $q['status'] ) && 'trash' == $q['status'] ? 'trash' : 'any';
+	$q['post_status'] = isset( $q['status'] ) && 'trash' == $q['status'] ? 'trash' : 'inherit';
 	$media_per_page = get_user_option('upload_per_page');
 	if ( empty($media_per_page) )
 		$media_per_page = 20;