diff --git a/wp-includes/wp-db.php b/wp-includes/wp-db.php
index 518c36471..1d45d6c3d 100644
--- a/wp-includes/wp-db.php
+++ b/wp-includes/wp-db.php
@@ -502,6 +502,9 @@ class wpdb {
 			return;
 		$args = func_get_args();
 		$query = array_shift($args);
+		// If args were passed as an array, move them up
+		if ( is_array($args[0]) )
+			$args = $args[0];
 		$query = str_replace("'%s'", '%s', $query); // in case someone mistakenly already singlequoted it
 		$query = str_replace('"%s"', '%s', $query); // doublequote unquoting
 		$query = str_replace('%s', "'%s'", $query); // quote the strings