diff --git a/wp-includes/post-template.php b/wp-includes/post-template.php
index 0dc9120993..0da75e7833 100644
--- a/wp-includes/post-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/post-template.php
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ function wp_page_menu( $args = array() ) {
 		$class = '';
 		if ( is_front_page() && !is_paged() )
 			$class = 'class="current_page_item"';
-		$menu .= '<li ' . $class . '><a href="' . get_option('home') . '">' . $link_before . $text . $link_after . '</a></li>';
+		$menu .= '<li ' . $class . '><a href="' . get_option('home') . '">' . $args['link_before'] . $text . $args['link_after'] . '</a></li>';
 		// If the front page is a page, add it to the exclude list
 		if (get_option('show_on_front') == 'page') {
 			if ( !empty( $list_args['exclude'] ) ) {