diff --git a/modules/node.module b/modules/node.module
index 6ab226562cbd159f564fb39ec8f087cd89859ee4..7d533fb9d661a62c66886c9f329db98bc5a8b65c 100644
--- a/modules/node.module
+++ b/modules/node.module
@@ -1848,7 +1848,7 @@ function node_form_submit($form_id, $edit) {
     if (node_access('update', $node)) {
       node_save($node);
       watchdog('content', t('%type: updated %title.', array('%type' => theme('placeholder', t($node->type)), '%title' => theme('placeholder', $node->title))), WATCHDOG_NOTICE, l(t('view'), 'node/'. $node->nid));
-      $msg = t('The %post was updated.', array ('%post' => node_get_name($node)));
+      drupal_set_message(t('The %post was updated.', array ('%post' => node_get_name($node))));
     }
   }
   else {
@@ -1857,9 +1857,10 @@ function node_form_submit($form_id, $edit) {
     if (node_access('create', $node)) {
       node_save($node);
       watchdog('content', t('%type: added %title.', array('%type' => theme('placeholder', t($node->type)), '%title' => theme('placeholder', $node->title))), WATCHDOG_NOTICE, l(t('view'), "node/$node->nid"));
-      $msg = t('Your %post was created.', array ('%post' => node_get_name($node)));
+      drupal_set_message(t('Your %post was created.', array ('%post' => node_get_name($node))));
     }
   }
+
   if ($node->nid) {
     if (node_access('view', $node)) {
       drupal_goto('node/'. $node->nid);
diff --git a/modules/node/node.module b/modules/node/node.module
index 6ab226562cbd159f564fb39ec8f087cd89859ee4..7d533fb9d661a62c66886c9f329db98bc5a8b65c 100644
--- a/modules/node/node.module
+++ b/modules/node/node.module
@@ -1848,7 +1848,7 @@ function node_form_submit($form_id, $edit) {
     if (node_access('update', $node)) {
       node_save($node);
       watchdog('content', t('%type: updated %title.', array('%type' => theme('placeholder', t($node->type)), '%title' => theme('placeholder', $node->title))), WATCHDOG_NOTICE, l(t('view'), 'node/'. $node->nid));
-      $msg = t('The %post was updated.', array ('%post' => node_get_name($node)));
+      drupal_set_message(t('The %post was updated.', array ('%post' => node_get_name($node))));
     }
   }
   else {
@@ -1857,9 +1857,10 @@ function node_form_submit($form_id, $edit) {
     if (node_access('create', $node)) {
       node_save($node);
       watchdog('content', t('%type: added %title.', array('%type' => theme('placeholder', t($node->type)), '%title' => theme('placeholder', $node->title))), WATCHDOG_NOTICE, l(t('view'), "node/$node->nid"));
-      $msg = t('Your %post was created.', array ('%post' => node_get_name($node)));
+      drupal_set_message(t('Your %post was created.', array ('%post' => node_get_name($node))));
     }
   }
+
   if ($node->nid) {
     if (node_access('view', $node)) {
       drupal_goto('node/'. $node->nid);