diff --git a/wp-admin/admin-functions.php b/wp-admin/admin-functions.php
index b18436a5d..786e58ec5 100644
--- a/wp-admin/admin-functions.php
+++ b/wp-admin/admin-functions.php
@@ -1896,7 +1896,7 @@ function wp_handle_upload(&$file, $overrides = false) {
 	// Move the file to the uploads dir
 	$new_file = $uploads['path'] . "/$filename";
 	if ( false === @ move_uploaded_file($file['tmp_name'], $new_file) )
-		wp_die(printf(__('The uploaded file could not be moved to %s.'), $file['path']));
+		wp_die(printf(__('The uploaded file could not be moved to %s.'), $uploads['path']));
 
 	// Set correct file permissions
 	$stat = stat(dirname($new_file));