diff --git a/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module b/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
index e147c1c..d8f1147 100644
--- a/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
+++ b/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
@@ -1604,7 +1604,11 @@ function taxonomy_field_formatter_view($entity_type, $entity, $field, $instance,
           );
         }
         else {
-          $term = $item['taxonomy_term'];
+          $term = isset($item['taxonomy_term']) ? $item['taxonomy_term'] : taxonomy_term_load($item['tid']);
+          // Be aware of deleted terms
+          if (!$term) {
+            continue;
+          }
           $uri = entity_uri('taxonomy_term', $term);
           $element[$delta] = array(
             '#type' => 'link',
@@ -1618,7 +1622,17 @@ function taxonomy_field_formatter_view($entity_type, $entity, $field, $instance,
 
     case 'taxonomy_term_reference_plain':
       foreach ($items as $delta => $item) {
-        $name = ($item['tid'] != 'autocreate' ? $item['taxonomy_term']->name : $item['name']);
+        if ($item['tid'] == 'autocreate') {
+          $name = $item['name'];
+        }
+        else {
+          $term = isset($item['taxonomy_term']) ? $item['taxonomy_term'] : taxonomy_term_load($item['tid']);
+          // Be aware of deleted terms
+          if (!$term) {
+            continue;
+          }
+          $name = $term->name;
+        }
         $element[$delta] = array(
           '#markup' => check_plain($name),
         );
@@ -1627,9 +1641,20 @@ function taxonomy_field_formatter_view($entity_type, $entity, $field, $instance,
 
     case 'taxonomy_term_reference_rss_category':
       foreach ($items as $delta => $item) {
+        if ($item['tid'] == 'autocreate') {
+          $name = $item['name'];
+        }
+        else {
+          $term = isset($item['taxonomy_term']) ? $item['taxonomy_term'] : taxonomy_term_load($item['tid']);
+          // Be aware of deleted terms
+          if (!$term) {
+            continue;
+          }
+          $name = $term->name;
+        }
         $entity->rss_elements[] = array(
           'key' => 'category',
-          'value' => $item['tid'] != 'autocreate' ? $item['taxonomy_term']->name : $item['name'],
+          'value' => $name,
           'attributes' => array(
             'domain' => $item['tid'] != 'autocreate' ? url('taxonomy/term/' . $item['tid'], array('absolute' => TRUE)) : '',
           ),