Index: wp-includes/post-template.php
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--- wp-includes/post-template.php	(revision 10251)
+++ wp-includes/post-template.php	(working copy)
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@
 		$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'] ) ) {