diff --git a/django/middleware/http.py b/django/middleware/http.py
index 78e066c67b..71cdf7aa5d 100644
--- a/django/middleware/http.py
+++ b/django/middleware/http.py
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ class SetRemoteAddrFromForwardedFor(object):
         except KeyError:
             return None
         else:
-            # HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR can be a comma-separated list of IPs.
-            # Take just the last one.
-            # See http://bob.pythonmac.org/archives/2005/09/23/apache-x-forwarded-for-caveat/
-            real_ip = real_ip.split(",")[-1].strip()
+            # HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR can be a comma-separated list of IPs. The
+            # client's IP will be the first one.
+            real_ip = real_ip.split(",")[0].strip()
             request.META['REMOTE_ADDR'] = real_ip