diff --git a/wp-admin/network.php b/wp-admin/network.php
index 51a617e329..c40e0effdf 100644
--- a/wp-admin/network.php
+++ b/wp-admin/network.php
@@ -316,6 +316,10 @@ function network_step2( $errors = false ) {
 	$wp_siteurl_subdir = trailingslashit( '/' . preg_replace( '#^' . preg_quote( $base, '#' ) . '#', '', $wp_dir_from_root ) );
 	$rewrite_base      = ! empty( $wp_siteurl_subdir ) ? ltrim( trailingslashit( $wp_siteurl_subdir ), '/' ) : '';
 
+	$location_of_wp_config = ABSPATH;
+	if ( ! file_exists( ABSPATH . 'wp-config.php' ) && file_exists( dirname( ABSPATH ) . '/wp-config.php' ) )
+ 		$location_of_wp_config = trailingslashit( dirname( ABSPATH ) );
+
 	// Wildcard DNS message.
 	if ( is_wp_error( $errors ) )
 		echo '<div class="error">' . $errors->get_error_message() . '</div>';
@@ -360,7 +364,7 @@ function network_step2( $errors = false ) {
 	}
 ?>
 		<ol>
-			<li><p><?php printf( __( 'Add the following to your <code>wp-config.php</code> file in <code>%s</code> <strong>above</strong> the line reading <code>/* That&#8217;s all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */</code>:' ), ABSPATH ); ?></p>
+			<li><p><?php printf( __( 'Add the following to your <code>wp-config.php</code> file in <code>%s</code> <strong>above</strong> the line reading <code>/* That&#8217;s all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */</code>:' ), $location_of_wp_config ); ?></p>
 				<textarea class="code" readonly="readonly" cols="100" rows="6">
 define('MULTISITE', true);
 define('SUBDOMAIN_INSTALL', <?php echo $subdomain_install ? 'true' : 'false'; ?>);