diff --git a/plugins/Linkback/lib/util.php b/plugins/Linkback/lib/util.php
index 2f024dd233..cd0476ceef 100644
--- a/plugins/Linkback/lib/util.php
+++ b/plugins/Linkback/lib/util.php
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ function linkback_profile($entry, $mf2, $response, $target) {
     }
 
     if(!$author) {
-        $author = array('name' => array($entry['name']));
+        $author = array('name' => $entry['name']);
     }
 
     if(!$author['url']) {