Index: wp-admin/options-reading.php
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--- wp-admin/options-reading.php	(revision 22632)
+++ wp-admin/options-reading.php	(working copy)
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
 		<?php endif; ?>
 	<?php endif; ?>
 	<?php if ( current_user_can( 'create_posts', 'page' ) ) : ?>
-			<input name="page_on_front_title" type="text" id="page_on_front_title" value="<?php echo esc_attr_x( 'Home', 'default page on front title' ); ?>" />
+			<input name="page_on_front_title" type="text" id="page_on_front_title" value="<?php echo esc_attr_x( 'Home', 'default page on front title' ); ?>" /><input name="page_on_front" type="hidden" id="page_on_front" value="new" />
 		</label>
 	<?php endif; ?>
 	</p>