diff --git a/inc/PdoQuery.php b/inc/PdoQuery.php
index 8b6d9ba3..b8ac6c63 100644
--- a/inc/PdoQuery.php
+++ b/inc/PdoQuery.php
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ class PdoDatabase {
   * @param mixed ... Subsequent arguments are positionally replaced into the $sql_query_string
   */
   function Prepare( ) {
-    $qry = new PdoQuery( &$this );
+    $qry = new PdoQuery( $this );
     $qry->Query(func_get_args());
     return $qry;
   }