diff --git a/modules/callbacks.inc b/modules/callbacks.inc
index 0c5c8ee..3dcafa8 100644
--- a/modules/callbacks.inc
+++ b/modules/callbacks.inc
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ function entity_metadata_system_get_file_properties($file, array $options, $name
 function entity_metadata_taxonomy_term_get_properties($term, array $options, $name) {
   switch ($name) {
     case 'node_count':
-      return count(taxonomy_select_nodes($term->tid));
+      return count(taxonomy_select_nodes($term->tid, FALSE, FALSE, array()));
 
     case 'description':
       return check_markup($term->description, isset($term->format) ? $term->format : NULL, '', TRUE);