diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/file.php b/wp-admin/includes/file.php
index caf3c27c41..8eec04b11a 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/file.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/file.php
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ function get_file_description( $file ) {
 	if ( isset( $wp_file_descriptions[basename( $file )] ) ) {
 		return $wp_file_descriptions[basename( $file )];
 	}
-	elseif ( file_exists( WP_CONTENT_DIR . $file ) && is_file( WP_CONTENT_DIR . $file ) ) {
-		$template_data = implode( '', file( WP_CONTENT_DIR . $file ) );
+	elseif ( file_exists( $file ) && is_file( $file ) ) {
+		$template_data = implode( '', file( $file ) );
 		if ( preg_match( '|Template Name:(.*)$|mi', $template_data, $name ))
 			return _cleanup_header_comment($name[1]) . ' Page Template';
 	}