diff --git a/include/acl_selectors.php b/include/acl_selectors.php
index 1b9843fd17..d2042b1a82 100644
--- a/include/acl_selectors.php
+++ b/include/acl_selectors.php
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ function populate_acl($user = null,$celeb = false) {
 function construct_acl_data(&$a, $user) {
 
 	// Get group and contact information for html ACL selector
-	$acl_data = acl_lookup(&$a, 'html');
+	$acl_data = acl_lookup($a, 'html');
 
 	$user_defaults = get_acl_permissions($user);