diff --git a/system/helpers/form_helper.php b/system/helpers/form_helper.php
index 9fd5d1e..2c1a639 100644
--- a/system/helpers/form_helper.php
+++ b/system/helpers/form_helper.php
@@ -287,8 +287,6 @@
 	 */
 	function form_multiselect($name = '', $options = array(), $selected = array(), $extra = '')
 	{
-                $extra = _attributes_to_string($extra);
-                
 		if ( ! strpos($extra, 'multiple'))
 		{
 			$extra .= ' multiple="multiple"';
@@ -931,7 +929,7 @@
 
 		if (is_string($attributes))
 		{
-			return $attributes;
+			return ' '.$attributes;
 		}
 
 		return FALSE;