diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/deprecated.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/deprecated.php
index da725f8ccd..75c0ed3d87 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/deprecated.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/deprecated.php
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ class WP_User_Search {
 
 		$this->search_term = wp_unslash( $search_term );
 		$this->raw_page = ( '' == $page ) ? false : (int) $page;
-		$this->page = (int) ( '' == $page ) ? 1 : $page;
+		$this->page = ( '' == $page ) ? 1 : (int) $page;
 		$this->role = $role;
 
 		$this->prepare_query();