diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/theme.php b/wp-admin/includes/theme.php
index 80e967418f..db4d91bdea 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/theme.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/theme.php
@@ -181,6 +181,9 @@ function get_page_templates() {
 			if ( false !== strpos($basename, '/') )
 				continue;
 
+			if ( 'functions.php' == $basename )
+				continue;
+
 			$template_data = implode( '', file( $template ));
 
 			$name = '';