diff --git a/system/helpers/text_helper.php b/system/helpers/text_helper.php
index daf31c3..c1c0eb9 100644
--- a/system/helpers/text_helper.php
+++ b/system/helpers/text_helper.php
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@
 				include(APPPATH.'config/foreign_chars.php');
 			}
 
-			if ( ! isset($foreign_characters) OR ! is_array($foreign_chars))
+			if ( ! isset($foreign_characters) OR ! is_array($foreign_characters))
 			{
 				return $str;
 			}