diff --git a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-user-query.php b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-user-query.php
index fd35182eab9f5..5dd140dd851fe 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-user-query.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-user-query.php
@@ -482,7 +482,8 @@ public function prepare_query( $query = array() ) {
 		$caps_with_roles = array();
 
 		foreach ( $available_roles as $role => $role_data ) {
-			$role_caps = array_keys( array_filter( $role_data['capabilities'] ) );
+
+			$role_caps = ( isset( $role_data['capabilities'] ) && is_array( $role_data['capabilities'] ) ) ? array_keys( array_filter( $role_data['capabilities'] ) ) : array();
 
 			foreach ( $capabilities as $cap ) {
 				if ( in_array( $cap, $role_caps, true ) ) {