diff --git a/wp-includes/post.php b/wp-includes/post.php
index 916fc97875..8d649db193 100644
--- a/wp-includes/post.php
+++ b/wp-includes/post.php
@@ -985,7 +985,7 @@ function register_post_type($post_type, $args = array()) {
 				$wp_rewrite->add_rule( "{$archive_slug}/$feeds/?$", "index.php?post_type=$post_type" . '&feed=$matches[1]', 'top' );
 			}
 			if ( $args->rewrite['pages'] )
-				$wp_rewrite->add_rule( "{$archive_slug}/page/([0-9]{1,})/?$", "index.php?post_type=$post_type" . '&paged=$matches[1]', 'top' );
+				$wp_rewrite->add_rule( "{$archive_slug}/{$wp_rewrite->pagination_base}/([0-9]{1,})/?$", "index.php?post_type=$post_type" . '&paged=$matches[1]', 'top' );
 		}
 
 		$wp_rewrite->add_permastruct($post_type, "{$args->rewrite['slug']}/%$post_type%", $args->rewrite['with_front'], $args->permalink_epmask);