diff --git a/cake/libs/cake_request.php b/cake/libs/cake_request.php
index 43be3440f..e49d59d60 100644
--- a/cake/libs/cake_request.php
+++ b/cake/libs/cake_request.php
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class CakeRequest implements ArrayAccess {
 		if (empty($url)) {
 			$url = $this->_url();
 		}
-		if ($url{0} == '/') {
+		if ($url[0] == '/') {
 			$url = substr($url, 1);
 		}
 		$this->url = $url;