diff --git a/lib/Cake/View/Helper.php b/lib/Cake/View/Helper.php
index f6b17acf5..bb16ec6d5 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/View/Helper.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/View/Helper.php
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ class Helper extends Object {
 		$data = $this->request->data;
 
 		$entity = $this->entity();
-		if (!empty($data) && !empty($entity)) {
+		if (!empty($data) && is_array($data) && !empty($entity)) {
 			$result = Hash::get($data, implode('.', $entity));
 		}