diff --git a/actions/peoplesearch.php b/actions/peoplesearch.php
index 985d5fae53..6b03169a02 100644
--- a/actions/peoplesearch.php
+++ b/actions/peoplesearch.php
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ class PeopleSearchResults extends ProfileList {
 	
 	function __construct($profile, $terms) {
 		parent::__construct($profile);
-		$this->terms = array_map('preg_quote', array_map('htmlspecialchars', $this->terms));
+		$this->terms = array_map('preg_quote', 
+								 array_map('htmlspecialchars', $terms));
 		$this->pattern = '/('.implode('|',$terms).')/i';
 	}