diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/inc/theme-options.php b/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/inc/theme-options.php
index 3b91775bb..66e564815 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/inc/theme-options.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/inc/theme-options.php
@@ -177,7 +177,10 @@ function twentyeleven_get_default_theme_options() {
  * @since Twenty Eleven 1.0
  */
 function twentyeleven_get_theme_options() {
-	return get_option( 'twentyeleven_theme_options' );
+	$options = get_option( 'twentyeleven_theme_options' );
+	if ( false === $options )
+		return twentyeleven_get_default_theme_options();
+	return $options;
 }
 
 /**