diff --git a/docroot/core/includes/pager.inc b/docroot/core/includes/pager.inc
index 6b6bbb736..759ff0852 100644
--- a/docroot/core/includes/pager.inc
+++ b/docroot/core/includes/pager.inc
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ function pager_find_page($element = 0) {
   if (!isset($page_array[$element])) {
     $page_array[$element] = 0;
   }
-  return (int) $page_array[$element];
+  return abs((int) $page_array[$element]);
 }
 
 /**