diff --git a/wp-includes/general-template.php b/wp-includes/general-template.php
index be1af2a3d0..736902df80 100644
--- a/wp-includes/general-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/general-template.php
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ function wp_login_form( $args = array() ) {
 	$args = wp_parse_args( $args, apply_filters( 'login_form_defaults', $defaults ) );
 
 	$form = '
-		<form name="' . $args['form_id'] . '" id="' . $args['form_id'] . '" action="' . site_url( 'wp-login.php', 'login' ) . '" method="post">
+		<form name="' . $args['form_id'] . '" id="' . $args['form_id'] . '" action="' . site_url( 'wp-login.php', 'login_post' ) . '" method="post">
 			' . apply_filters( 'login_form_top', '', $args ) . '
 			<p class="login-username">
 				<label for="' . esc_attr( $args['id_username'] ) . '">' . esc_html( $args['label_username'] ) . '</label>