diff --git a/wp-includes/wp-l10n.php b/wp-includes/wp-l10n.php
index c051fdad0..44393c5e5 100644
--- a/wp-includes/wp-l10n.php
+++ b/wp-includes/wp-l10n.php
@@ -86,10 +86,10 @@ function load_default_textdomain() {
 	load_textdomain('default', $mofile);
 }
 
-function load_plugin_textdomain($domain) {
+function load_plugin_textdomain($domain, $path = 'wp-content/plugins') {
 	$locale = get_locale();
 	
-	$mofile = ABSPATH . "wp-content/plugins/$domain-$locale.mo";
+	$mofile = ABSPATH . "$path/$domain-$locale.mo";
 	load_textdomain($domain, $mofile);
 }