diff --git a/wp-includes/link-template.php b/wp-includes/link-template.php
index 8253c3c4b..f34d9b5bb 100644
--- a/wp-includes/link-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/link-template.php
@@ -80,13 +80,13 @@ function get_permalink($id = 0, $leavename=false) {
 			$category = $cats[0]->slug;
 			if ( $parent=$cats[0]->parent )
 				$category = get_category_parents($parent, FALSE, '/', TRUE) . $category;
-		}
 
-		// show default category in permalinks, without
-		// having to assign it explicitly
-		if ( empty($category) ) {
-			$default_category = get_category( get_option( 'default_category' ) );
-			$category = is_wp_error( $default_category)? '' : $default_category->slug; 
+			// show default category in permalinks, without
+			// having to assign it explicitly
+			if ( empty($category) ) {
+				$default_category = get_category( get_option( 'default_category' ) );
+				$category = is_wp_error( $default_category ) ? '' : $default_category->slug; 
+			}
 		}
 
 		$author = '';