diff --git a/core/includes/pager.inc b/core/includes/pager.inc
index cc69158..b64e679 100644
--- a/core/includes/pager.inc
+++ b/core/includes/pager.inc
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ function template_preprocess_pager(&$variables) {
     );
     $li_previous['href'] = url($current_path, $options);
     $li_previous['text'] = $tags[1];
-    $li_previous['attributes'] = new Attribute(array('title' => t('Go to previous page'), 'rel' => 'previous'));
+    $li_previous['attributes'] = new Attribute(array('title' => t('Go to previous page'), 'rel' => 'prev'));
   }
 
   // Create the "last" and "next" links if we are not on the last page.