diff --git a/modules/taxonomy.module b/modules/taxonomy.module
index 9b030145c9e..72263857398 100644
--- a/modules/taxonomy.module
+++ b/modules/taxonomy.module
@@ -965,8 +965,8 @@ function taxonomy_select_nodes($tids = array(), $operator = 'or', $depth = 0, $p
 
     if ($operator == 'or') {
       $str_tids = implode(',', call_user_func_array('array_merge', $descendant_tids));
-      $sql = 'SELECT n.nid, n.sticky, n.title, n.created FROM {node} n INNER JOIN {term_node} tn ON n.nid = tn.nid WHERE tn.tid IN ('. $str_tids .') AND n.status = 1 ORDER BY n.sticky DESC, n.created DESC';
-      $sql_count = 'SELECT COUNT(n.nid) FROM {node} n INNER JOIN {term_node} tn ON n.nid = tn.nid WHERE tn.tid IN ('. $str_tids .') AND n.status = 1';
+      $sql = 'SELECT DISTINCT(n.nid), n.sticky, n.title, n.created FROM {node} n INNER JOIN {term_node} tn ON n.nid = tn.nid WHERE tn.tid IN ('. $str_tids .') AND n.status = 1 ORDER BY n.sticky DESC, n.created DESC';
+      $sql_count = 'SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT(n.nid)) FROM {node} n INNER JOIN {term_node} tn ON n.nid = tn.nid WHERE tn.tid IN ('. $str_tids .') AND n.status = 1';
     }
     else {
       $joins = '';
diff --git a/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module b/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
index 9b030145c9e..72263857398 100644
--- a/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
+++ b/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
@@ -965,8 +965,8 @@ function taxonomy_select_nodes($tids = array(), $operator = 'or', $depth = 0, $p
 
     if ($operator == 'or') {
       $str_tids = implode(',', call_user_func_array('array_merge', $descendant_tids));
-      $sql = 'SELECT n.nid, n.sticky, n.title, n.created FROM {node} n INNER JOIN {term_node} tn ON n.nid = tn.nid WHERE tn.tid IN ('. $str_tids .') AND n.status = 1 ORDER BY n.sticky DESC, n.created DESC';
-      $sql_count = 'SELECT COUNT(n.nid) FROM {node} n INNER JOIN {term_node} tn ON n.nid = tn.nid WHERE tn.tid IN ('. $str_tids .') AND n.status = 1';
+      $sql = 'SELECT DISTINCT(n.nid), n.sticky, n.title, n.created FROM {node} n INNER JOIN {term_node} tn ON n.nid = tn.nid WHERE tn.tid IN ('. $str_tids .') AND n.status = 1 ORDER BY n.sticky DESC, n.created DESC';
+      $sql_count = 'SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT(n.nid)) FROM {node} n INNER JOIN {term_node} tn ON n.nid = tn.nid WHERE tn.tid IN ('. $str_tids .') AND n.status = 1';
     }
     else {
       $joins = '';