diff --git a/libs/Smarty.class.php b/libs/Smarty.class.php
index 909358ce..3bbbbad6 100644
--- a/libs/Smarty.class.php
+++ b/libs/Smarty.class.php
@@ -1889,7 +1889,7 @@ class Smarty
 
         if ($this->_cache_including) {
             /* return next set of cache_attrs */
-            $_return =& current($_cache_attrs);
+            $_return = current($_cache_attrs);
             next($_cache_attrs);
             return $_return;