diff --git a/system/database/drivers/ibase/ibase_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/ibase/ibase_driver.php
index 87faf3d..875f148 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/ibase/ibase_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/ibase/ibase_driver.php
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@
 				.($this->qb_offset ? $this->qb_offset.' TO '.($this->qb_limit + $this->qb_offset) : $this->qb_limit);
 		}
 
-		return preg_replace('`SELECT`i', 'SELECT '.$select, $sql);
+		return preg_replace('`SELECT`i', 'SELECT '.$select, $sql, 1);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------