diff --git a/wp-includes/query.php b/wp-includes/query.php
index 7a210b09f1..d4ac780212 100644
--- a/wp-includes/query.php
+++ b/wp-includes/query.php
@@ -939,6 +939,11 @@ function is_main_query() {
  */
 function have_posts() {
 	global $wp_query;
+
+	if ( ! isset( $wp_query ) ) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	return $wp_query->have_posts();
 }
 
@@ -957,6 +962,11 @@ function have_posts() {
  */
 function in_the_loop() {
 	global $wp_query;
+
+	if ( ! isset( $wp_query ) ) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	return $wp_query->in_the_loop;
 }
 
@@ -969,6 +979,11 @@ function in_the_loop() {
  */
 function rewind_posts() {
 	global $wp_query;
+
+	if ( ! isset( $wp_query ) ) {
+		return;
+	}
+
 	$wp_query->rewind_posts();
 }
 
@@ -981,6 +996,11 @@ function rewind_posts() {
  */
 function the_post() {
 	global $wp_query;
+
+	if ( ! isset( $wp_query ) ) {
+		return;
+	}
+
 	$wp_query->the_post();
 }
 
@@ -999,6 +1019,11 @@ function the_post() {
  */
 function have_comments() {
 	global $wp_query;
+
+	if ( ! isset( $wp_query ) ) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	return $wp_query->have_comments();
 }
 
@@ -1008,12 +1033,15 @@ function have_comments() {
  * @since 2.2.0
  *
  * @global WP_Query $wp_query WordPress Query object.
- *
- * @return null
  */
 function the_comment() {
 	global $wp_query;
-	return $wp_query->the_comment();
+
+	if ( ! isset( $wp_query ) ) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	$wp_query->the_comment();
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index db5e8fd4b5..ab729ba84b 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.1-alpha-53428';
+$wp_version = '6.1-alpha-53429';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.