diff --git a/wp-admin/network.php b/wp-admin/network.php
index 74a47f9384..3cbbee42db 100644
--- a/wp-admin/network.php
+++ b/wp-admin/network.php
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ define( 'BLOG_ID_CURRENT_SITE', 1 );</textarea>
                 </rule>
                 <rule name="WordPress Rule 5" stopProcessing="true">
                     <match url="^[_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/(wp-(content|admin|includes).*)" ignoreCase="false" />
-                    <action type="Rewrite" url="{R:2}" />
+                    <action type="Rewrite" url="{R:1}" />
                 </rule>
                 <rule name="WordPress Rule 6" stopProcessing="true">
                     <match url="^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?(.*\.php)$" ignoreCase="false" />
diff --git a/wp-includes/rewrite.php b/wp-includes/rewrite.php
index 8221b594e5..c12f1301a1 100644
--- a/wp-includes/rewrite.php
+++ b/wp-includes/rewrite.php
@@ -1739,7 +1739,7 @@ class WP_Rewrite {
 				</rule>
 				<rule name="wordpress - Rule 5" stopProcessing="true">
 					<match url="^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?(wp-(content|admin|includes).*)" ignoreCase="false" />
-					<action type="Rewrite" url="{R:2}" />
+					<action type="Rewrite" url="{R:1}" />
 				</rule>
 				<rule name="wordpress - Rule 6" stopProcessing="true">
 					<match url="^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?(.*\.php)$" ignoreCase="false" />