diff --git a/wp-admin/options-permalink.php b/wp-admin/options-permalink.php
index 1987eb6191..b53690d025 100644
--- a/wp-admin/options-permalink.php
+++ b/wp-admin/options-permalink.php
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ default:
 ?>
   <p>Using the permalink structure value you currently have, <code><?php echo $permalink_structure; ?></code>, these are the mod_rewrite rules you should have in your <code>.htaccess</code> file.</p> 
   <?php
-$site_root = str_replace('http://', '', trim(get_settings('siteurl')));
+$site_root = str_replace('http://', '', trim($siteurl));
 $site_root = preg_replace('|([^/]*)(.*)|i', '$2', $site_root);
 if ('/' != substr($site_root, -1)) $site_root = $site_root . '/';