diff --git a/actions/sitenoticeadminpanel.php b/actions/sitenoticeadminpanel.php
index 3931aa9825..a68cc699ca 100644
--- a/actions/sitenoticeadminpanel.php
+++ b/actions/sitenoticeadminpanel.php
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class SitenoticeadminpanelAction extends AdminPanelAction
         // assert(all values are valid);
         // This throws an exception on validation errors
 
-        $this->validate(&$siteNotice);
+        $this->validate($siteNotice);
 
         $config = new Config();