diff --git a/includes/common.inc b/includes/common.inc
index 485ff2c178f6c5d1bfeb6bbb1f23a00e675ebbf2..1b445aa10b7707e1ef1779d9466c4b0fe26a299c 100644
--- a/includes/common.inc
+++ b/includes/common.inc
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ function _fix_gpc_magic(&$item, $key) {
     array_walk($item, '_fix_gpc_magic');
   }
   else {
-    $item = stripslashes($i);
+    $item = stripslashes($item);
   }
 }