diff --git a/includes/widgets/class-wc-widget-layered-nav.php b/includes/widgets/class-wc-widget-layered-nav.php
index a16a2b0daf8..0bf3583bbc0 100644
--- a/includes/widgets/class-wc-widget-layered-nav.php
+++ b/includes/widgets/class-wc-widget-layered-nav.php
@@ -374,10 +374,11 @@ class WC_Widget_Layered_Nav extends WC_Widget {
 
 		// Maybe store a transient of the count values.
 		$cache = apply_filters( 'woocommerce_layered_nav_count_maybe_cache', true );
-
 		if ( true === $cache ) {
 			$cached_counts = (array) get_transient( 'wc_layered_nav_counts_' . $taxonomy );	
-		}
+		} else {
+            $cached_counts = array();
+        }
 
 		if ( ! isset( $cached_counts[ $query_hash ] ) ) {
 			$results                      = $wpdb->get_results( $query, ARRAY_A ); // @codingStandardsIgnoreLine