diff --git a/modules/field/field.module b/modules/field/field.module
index d110c48..63a91ca 100644
--- a/modules/field/field.module
+++ b/modules/field/field.module
@@ -492,8 +492,8 @@ function field_associate_fields($module) {
  */
 function field_get_default_value($entity_type, $entity, $field, $instance, $langcode = NULL) {
   $items = array();
-  if (!empty($instance['default_value_function'])) {
-    $function = $instance['default_value_function'];
+  if (!empty($instance['settings']['default_value_function'])) {
+    $function = $instance['settings']['default_value_function'];
     if (function_exists($function)) {
       $items = $function($entity_type, $entity, $field, $instance, $langcode);
     }
diff --git a/modules/field/tests/field.test b/modules/field/tests/field.test
index 669fc37..5fdaca7 100644
--- a/modules/field/tests/field.test
+++ b/modules/field/tests/field.test
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ class FieldAttachStorageTestCase extends FieldAttachTestCase {
    */
   function testFieldAttachSaveMissingDataDefaultValue() {
     // Add a default value function.
-    $this->instance['default_value_function'] = 'field_test_default_value';
+    $this->instance['settings']['default_value_function'] = 'field_test_default_value';
     field_update_instance($this->instance);
 
     $entity_type = 'test_entity';