diff --git a/modules/field/field.module b/modules/field/field.module
index 52faf35..7dfde22 100644
--- a/modules/field/field.module
+++ b/modules/field/field.module
@@ -948,6 +948,7 @@ function field_get_items($entity_type, $entity, $field_name, $langcode = NULL) {
 function field_has_data($field) {
   $query = new EntityFieldQuery();
   return (bool) $query
+    ->age(FIELD_LOAD_REVISION)
     ->fieldCondition($field)
     ->range(0, 1)
     ->count()