diff --git a/wp-includes/wp-l10n.php b/wp-includes/wp-l10n.php
index 0d27b989f..d3c36a6de 100644
--- a/wp-includes/wp-l10n.php
+++ b/wp-includes/wp-l10n.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ if (empty($locale)) {
     $locale = 'en_US';
 }
 
-$mofile = $curpath . "/languages/$locale.mo";
+$mofile = $curpath . "languages/$locale.mo";
 
 require($curpath . 'streams.php');
 require($curpath . 'gettext.php');