diff --git a/modules/path.module b/modules/path.module
index d93ca5cef7345eece944257cb3e711eefbc9bf94..f6f43125b071713108e0f8319a32f37243beb055 100644
--- a/modules/path.module
+++ b/modules/path.module
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ function path_form_alter($form_id, &$form) {
       '#collapsed' => TRUE,
       '#description' => t('Optionally specify an alternative URL by which this node can be accessed.  For example, type "about" when writing an about page.  Use a relative path and don\'t add a trailing slash or the URL alias won\'t work.'),
     );
-    if ($node->path) {
+    if ($path) {
       $form['path']['pid'] = array(
         '#type' => 'value',
         '#value' => db_result(db_query("SELECT pid FROM {url_alias} WHERE dst = '%s'", $path))
diff --git a/modules/path/path.module b/modules/path/path.module
index d93ca5cef7345eece944257cb3e711eefbc9bf94..f6f43125b071713108e0f8319a32f37243beb055 100644
--- a/modules/path/path.module
+++ b/modules/path/path.module
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ function path_form_alter($form_id, &$form) {
       '#collapsed' => TRUE,
       '#description' => t('Optionally specify an alternative URL by which this node can be accessed.  For example, type "about" when writing an about page.  Use a relative path and don\'t add a trailing slash or the URL alias won\'t work.'),
     );
-    if ($node->path) {
+    if ($path) {
       $form['path']['pid'] = array(
         '#type' => 'value',
         '#value' => db_result(db_query("SELECT pid FROM {url_alias} WHERE dst = '%s'", $path))