diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/nav-menu.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/nav-menu.php
index 5975868659..a7c94abb3f 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/nav-menu.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/nav-menu.php
@@ -1214,7 +1214,7 @@ function wp_nav_menu_update_menu_items( $nav_menu_selected_id, $nav_menu_selecte
 			$menu_item_db_id = wp_update_nav_menu_item(
 				$nav_menu_selected_id,
 				( (int) $_POST['menu-item-db-id'][ $_key ] !== $_key ? 0 : $_key ),
-				$arg
+				$args
 			);
 
 			if ( is_wp_error( $menu_item_db_id ) ) {