diff --git a/lib/jekyll/convertible.rb b/lib/jekyll/convertible.rb
index c04338a9..b8b9d82c 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/convertible.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/convertible.rb
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ module Jekyll
       # recursively render layouts
       layout = layouts[self.data["layout"]]
       while layout
-        payload = payload.merge({"content" => self.output, "page" => self.data})
+        payload = payload.merge({"content" => self.output, "page" => payload['page']})
         self.output = Liquid::Template.parse(layout.content).render(payload, [Jekyll::Filters])
         
         layout = layouts[layout.data["layout"]]