diff --git a/includes/language.inc b/includes/language.inc
index b5c56f7d76b0688a36162efecd0cf6fb745dad81..acf4c46072513d15af5aa32a54a08cb8487255d3 100644
--- a/includes/language.inc
+++ b/includes/language.inc
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ function language_url_rewrite(&$path, &$options) {
             $path = drupal_get_path_alias($path, $path_language->language);
             $options['alias'] = TRUE;
           }
-          $path = empty($path) ? $path_language->prefix : $path_language->prefix .'/'. $path;
+          $path = (empty($path) || ($path == '<front>')) ? $path_language->prefix : $path_language->prefix .'/'. $path;
         }
         break;