diff --git a/wp-admin/options-general.php b/wp-admin/options-general.php
index 5a433bc5ee..a32f8f16e0 100644
--- a/wp-admin/options-general.php
+++ b/wp-admin/options-general.php
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ endfor;
 
 <p class="submit"><input type="submit" name="Submit" value="<?php _e('Update Options &raquo;') ?>" />
 <input type="hidden" name="action" value="update" /> 
-<input type="hidden" name="page_options" value="blogname,blogdescription,siteurl,admin_email,users_can_register,gmt_offset,date_format,time_format,home,start_of_week,comment_registration,default_role" /> 
+<input type="hidden" name="page_options" value="<?php if ( ! defined( 'WP_SITEURL' ) ) echo 'siteurl,'; if ( ! defined( 'WP_HOME' ) ) echo 'home,'; ?>blogname,blogdescription,admin_email,users_can_register,gmt_offset,date_format,time_format,start_of_week,comment_registration,default_role" /> 
 </p>
 </form>