diff --git a/includes/language.inc b/includes/language.inc
index 9618e14023d21699177b928eb4caac5b211a5077..103b59d269891521cdcdb3e388c42ccfc5152ba4 100644
--- a/includes/language.inc
+++ b/includes/language.inc
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ function language_url_rewrite(&$path, &$options) {
 
       case LANGUAGE_NEGOTIATION_DOMAIN:
         if ($path_language->domain) {
-          $options['absolute'] = TRUE;
+          $options['external'] = TRUE;
           $path = $path_language->domain .'/'. $path;
         }
         break;