diff --git a/system/libraries/Controller.php b/system/libraries/Controller.php
index 922382a..c8fa646 100644
--- a/system/libraries/Controller.php
+++ b/system/libraries/Controller.php
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@
 			$this->$var =& load_class($class);
 		}
 
-		// In PHP 5 the Controller class is run as a discreet
+		// In PHP 5 the Loader class is run as a discreet
 		// class.  In PHP 4 it extends the Controller
 		if (floor(phpversion()) >= 5)
 		{
-			$this->load = new CI_Loader();
+			$this->load =& load_class('Loader');
 			$this->load->_ci_autoloader();
 		}
 		else