diff --git a/wp-admin/plugins.php b/wp-admin/plugins.php
index 25d320fb84..4c6e11dee5 100644
--- a/wp-admin/plugins.php
+++ b/wp-admin/plugins.php
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ if (empty($plugins)) {
 
 		if ( $style != '' )
 			$style = 'class="' . $style . '"';
-		if ( is_writable(ABSPATH . 'wp-content/plugins/' . $plugin_file) )
+		if ( is_writable(ABSPATH . PLUGINDIR . '/' . $plugin_file) )
 			$edit = "<a href='plugin-editor.php?file=$plugin_file' title='".__('Open this file in the Plugin Editor')."' class='edit'>".__('Edit')."</a>";
 		else
 			$edit = '';
diff --git a/wp-settings.php b/wp-settings.php
index e5ebd41dde..44b0fd0f17 100644
--- a/wp-settings.php
+++ b/wp-settings.php
@@ -201,8 +201,8 @@ if ( get_option('active_plugins') ) {
 	$current_plugins = get_option('active_plugins');
 	if ( is_array($current_plugins) ) {
 		foreach ($current_plugins as $plugin) {
-			if ('' != $plugin && file_exists(ABSPATH . 'wp-content/plugins/' . $plugin))
-				include_once(ABSPATH . 'wp-content/plugins/' . $plugin);
+			if ('' != $plugin && file_exists(ABSPATH . PLUGINDIR . '/' . $plugin))
+				include_once(ABSPATH . PLUGINDIR . '/' . $plugin);
 		}
 	}
 }