diff --git a/wp-includes/formatting.php b/wp-includes/formatting.php
index 51947283bd..3208abec92 100644
--- a/wp-includes/formatting.php
+++ b/wp-includes/formatting.php
@@ -3621,7 +3621,7 @@ function tag_escape( $tag_name ) {
  * @return string Absolute path.
  */
 function wp_make_link_relative( $link ) {
-	return preg_replace( '|^(https?:)?//[^/]+(/.*)|i', '$2', $link );
+	return preg_replace( '|^(https?:)?//[^/]+(/?.*)|i', '$2', $link );
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 73dab040b3..27d36ae4d4 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.4-beta2-35496';
+$wp_version = '4.4-beta2-35497';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.