diff --git a/modules/taxonomy.module b/modules/taxonomy.module
index 35bd0e61333..896053039d0 100644
--- a/modules/taxonomy.module
+++ b/modules/taxonomy.module
@@ -786,6 +786,9 @@ function taxonomy_node_save($nid, $terms) {
           }
         }
       }
+      else if (is_object($term)) {
+        db_query('INSERT INTO {term_node} (nid, tid) VALUES (%d, %d)', $nid, $term->tid);
+      }
       else if ($term) {
         db_query('INSERT INTO {term_node} (nid, tid) VALUES (%d, %d)', $nid, $term);
       }
diff --git a/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module b/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
index 35bd0e61333..896053039d0 100644
--- a/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
+++ b/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
@@ -786,6 +786,9 @@ function taxonomy_node_save($nid, $terms) {
           }
         }
       }
+      else if (is_object($term)) {
+        db_query('INSERT INTO {term_node} (nid, tid) VALUES (%d, %d)', $nid, $term->tid);
+      }
       else if ($term) {
         db_query('INSERT INTO {term_node} (nid, tid) VALUES (%d, %d)', $nid, $term);
       }