diff --git modules/system/system.admin.inc modules/system/system.admin.inc
index e8744e6..89878df 100644
--- modules/system/system.admin.inc
+++ modules/system/system.admin.inc
@@ -1484,7 +1484,7 @@ function system_site_information_settings_validate($form, &$form_state) {
   form_set_value($form['site_frontpage'], drupal_get_normal_path($form_state['values']['site_frontpage']), $form_state);
   // Validate front page path.
   if (!drupal_valid_path($form_state['values']['site_frontpage'])) {
-    form_set_error('site_frontpage', t("The path '@path' is either invalid or you do not have access to it.", array('@path' => $item['link_path'])));
+    form_set_error('site_frontpage', t("The path '@path' is either invalid or you do not have access to it.", array('@path' => $form_state['values']['site_frontpage'])));
   }
 }