diff --git a/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module b/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
index eb81870..f54d702 100644
--- a/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
+++ b/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
@@ -1056,7 +1056,12 @@ function taxonomy_get_tree($vid, $parent = 0, $max_depth = NULL, $load_entities
  *   An array of matching term objects.
  */
 function taxonomy_get_term_by_name($name) {
-  return taxonomy_term_load_multiple(array(), array('name' => trim($name)));
+  static $term;
+  if (!isset($term)) {
+    return taxonomy_term_load_multiple(array(), array('name' => trim($name)));
+  } else {
+    return $term;
+  }
 }
 
 /**