diff --git a/wp-load.php b/wp-load.php
index 983558abd1..ef71aec3da 100644
--- a/wp-load.php
+++ b/wp-load.php
@@ -37,12 +37,6 @@ if ( file_exists( ABSPATH . 'wp-config.php') ) {
 
 	// A config file doesn't exist
 
-	// Set a path for the link to the installer
-	if ( strpos($_SERVER['PHP_SELF'], 'wp-admin') !== false )
-		$path = 'setup-config.php';
-	else
-		$path = 'wp-admin/setup-config.php';
-
 	define( 'WPINC', 'wp-includes' );
 	define( 'WP_CONTENT_DIR', ABSPATH . 'wp-content' );
 	require_once( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/load.php' );
@@ -51,8 +45,21 @@ if ( file_exists( ABSPATH . 'wp-config.php') ) {
 	wp_check_php_mysql_versions();
 	wp_load_translations_early();
 
+	// Standardize $_SERVER variables across setups.
+	wp_fix_server_vars();
+
 	require_once( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/functions.php' );
 
+	// Set a path for the link to the installer
+	if ( strpos( $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'], 'wp-admin' ) !== false ) {
+		$path = 'setup-config.php';
+	} elseif ( file_exists( dirname( $_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME'] ) . '/wp-admin/setup-config.php' ) ) {
+		$path = 'wp-admin/setup-config.php';
+	} else {
+		// WordPress files are in a sub directory, and the user is hitting the index.php in the parent directory
+		$path = str_replace( dirname( $_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME'] ) . '/', '', dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/wp-admin/setup-config.php' );
+	}
+
 	// Die with an error message
 	$die  = __( "There doesn't seem to be a <code>wp-config.php</code> file. I need this before we can get started." ) . '</p>';
 	$die .= '<p>' . __( "Need more help? <a href='http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php'>We got it</a>." ) . '</p>';