1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/util.php b/lib/util.php
index 99a0a1db3..ab046e871 100644
--- a/lib/util.php
+++ b/lib/util.php
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ function common_check_user($nickname, $password)
                 if (0 == strcmp(common_munge_password($password, $user->id),
                                 $user->password)) {
                     //internal checking passed
-                    $authenticatedUser =& $user;
+                    $authenticatedUser = $user;
                 }
             }
         }