diff --git a/wp-includes/taxonomy.php b/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
index 72c82b8ed..96ada4d2f 100644
--- a/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
+++ b/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
@@ -1680,13 +1680,13 @@ function wp_update_term( $term_id, $taxonomy, $args = array() ) {
 		else
 			return new WP_Error('duplicate_term_slug', sprintf(__('The slug “%s” is already in use by another term'), $slug));
 	}
-	do_action( 'edit_terms', $alias->term_id );
+	do_action( 'edit_terms', $term_id );
 	$wpdb->update($wpdb->terms, compact( 'name', 'slug', 'term_group' ), compact( 'term_id' ) );
 	if ( empty($slug) ) {
 		$slug = sanitize_title($name, $term_id);
 		$wpdb->update( $wpdb->terms, compact( 'slug' ), compact( 'term_id' ) );
 	}
-	do_action( 'edited_terms', $alias->term_id );
+	do_action( 'edited_terms', $term_id );
 
 	$tt_id = $wpdb->get_var( $wpdb->prepare( "SELECT tt.term_taxonomy_id FROM $wpdb->term_taxonomy AS tt INNER JOIN $wpdb->terms AS t ON tt.term_id = t.term_id WHERE tt.taxonomy = %s AND t.term_id = %d", $taxonomy, $term_id) );
 	do_action( 'edit_term_taxonomy', $tt_id );