diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-debug-data.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-debug-data.php
index 0419aa4cdf..1f3ebf8f0b 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-debug-data.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-debug-data.php
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ class WP_Debug_Data {
 						'requires_php'  => '',
 						'compatibility' => new stdClass(),
 					);
-					$item = array_merge( $item, array_intersect_key( $plugin, $item ) );
+					$item = wp_parse_args( $plugin, $item );
 				}
 
 				$auto_update_forced = wp_is_auto_update_forced_for_item( 'plugin', null, (object) $item );
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugins-list-table.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugins-list-table.php
index b1917bac31..830724c59b 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugins-list-table.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugins-list-table.php
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ class WP_Plugins_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 				'compatibility' => new stdClass(),
 			);
 
-			$filter_payload = (object) array_merge( $filter_payload, array_intersect_key( $plugin_data, $filter_payload ) );
+			$filter_payload = (object) wp_parse_args( $plugin_data, $filter_payload );
 
 			$auto_update_forced = wp_is_auto_update_forced_for_item( 'plugin', null, $filter_payload );