diff --git a/wp-login.php b/wp-login.php
index dee260eeca..dab6324f4b 100644
--- a/wp-login.php
+++ b/wp-login.php
@@ -462,8 +462,8 @@ default:
 		$user_login = ( 'incorrect_password' == $errors->get_error_code() || 'empty_password' == $errors->get_error_code() ) ? attribute_escape(stripslashes($_POST['log'])) : '';
 ?>
 
-<form name="loginform" id="loginform" action="<?php echo site_url('wp-login.php', 'login_post') ?>" method="post">
 <?php if ( !isset($_GET['checkemail']) || !in_array( $_GET['checkemail'], array('confirm', 'newpass') ) ) : ?>
+<form name="loginform" id="loginform" action="<?php echo site_url('wp-login.php', 'login_post') ?>" method="post">
 	<p>
 		<label><?php _e('Username') ?><br />
 		<input type="text" name="log" id="user_login" class="input" value="<?php echo $user_login; ?>" size="20" tabindex="10" /></label>
@@ -479,10 +479,8 @@ default:
 		<input type="hidden" name="redirect_to" value="<?php echo attribute_escape($redirect_to); ?>" />
 		<input type="hidden" name="testcookie" value="1" />
 	</p>
-<?php else : ?>
-	<p>&nbsp;</p>
-<?php endif; ?>
 </form>
+<?php endif; ?>
 
 <p id="nav">
 <?php if ( isset($_GET['checkemail']) && in_array( $_GET['checkemail'], array('confirm', 'newpass') ) ) : ?>