diff --git a/wp-includes/ms-files.php b/wp-includes/ms-files.php
index 42826ede61..a166d315aa 100644
--- a/wp-includes/ms-files.php
+++ b/wp-includes/ms-files.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ if ( ! is_multisite() ) {
 
 ms_file_constants();
 
-if ( '1' === $current_blog->archived || '1' === $current_blog->spam || '1' === $current_blog->deleted ) {
+if ( ! is_super_admin() && ( '1' === $current_blog->archived || '1' === $current_blog->spam || '1' === $current_blog->deleted ) ) {
 	status_header( 404 );
 	die( '404 — File not found.' );
 }
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index f92aab7a28..f961f12db1 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.8-beta1-59966';
+$wp_version = '6.8-beta1-59967';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.