diff --git a/src/wp-includes/link-template.php b/src/wp-includes/link-template.php
index 64024b1166..5bbfc53c60 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/link-template.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/link-template.php
@@ -3590,7 +3590,7 @@ function network_home_url( $path = '', $scheme = null ) {
 	$orig_scheme     = $scheme;
 
 	if ( ! in_array( $scheme, array( 'http', 'https', 'relative' ), true ) ) {
-		$scheme = is_ssl() && ! is_admin() ? 'https' : 'http';
+		$scheme = is_ssl() ? 'https' : 'http';
 	}
 
 	if ( 'relative' === $scheme ) {