diff --git a/update.php b/update.php
index 06aab577a3..7c32f5819c 100644
--- a/update.php
+++ b/update.php
@@ -1648,3 +1648,14 @@ function update_1180() {
 
 	return UPDATE_SUCCESS;
 }
+
+function update_1188() {
+
+	if (strlen(get_config('system','directory_submit_url')) AND
+		!strlen(get_config('system','directory'))) {
+		set_config('system','directory', dirname(get_config('system','directory_submit_url')));
+		del_config('system','directory_submit_url');
+	}
+
+	return UPDATE_SUCCESS;
+}