diff --git a/includes/path.inc b/includes/path.inc
index 9112cb14653744993a3faa07a2b382b55c1d5d0e..bc11198b426bffe830e3ce7dd67c1d8a727b238c 100644
--- a/includes/path.inc
+++ b/includes/path.inc
@@ -197,5 +197,5 @@ function drupal_set_title($title = NULL) {
 function drupal_is_front_page() {
   // As drupal_init_path updates $_GET['q'] with the 'site_frontpage' path,
   // we can check it against the 'site_frontpage' variable.
-  return $_GET['q'] == variable_get('site_frontpage', 'node');
+  return $_GET['q'] == drupal_get_normal_path(variable_get('site_frontpage', 'node'));
 }