diff --git a/inc/subscription.php b/inc/subscription.php
index 69e153cf5cab9b05188b5fbdcfac08d0ea977507..f7614014fe4ffa6764b161cd54a1ae45147c1b3f 100644
--- a/inc/subscription.php
+++ b/inc/subscription.php
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ function subscription_find($page, $pre) {
                 $subscription = trim($subscription) . " every\n";
             }
             if (preg_match(subscription_regex($pre), $subscription,
-                           &$line_matches) === 0) {
+                           $line_matches) === 0) {
                 continue;
             }
             $match = array_slice($line_matches, 1);