diff --git a/lib/moodlelib.php b/lib/moodlelib.php
index 95d538460d4..a8721e1aa0c 100644
--- a/lib/moodlelib.php
+++ b/lib/moodlelib.php
@@ -6750,7 +6750,7 @@ function get_core_subsystems() {
     if (!$info) {
         $info = array(
             'access'      => NULL,
-            'admin'       => 'admin',
+            'admin'       => $CFG->admin,
             'auth'        => 'auth',
             'block'       => 'blocks',
             'blog'        => 'blog',