diff --git a/classes/Translate.php b/classes/Translate.php
index 743c127fc..0a3a95b3f 100644
--- a/classes/Translate.php
+++ b/classes/Translate.php
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class TranslateCore
 	 * @param $lang_array global array of admin translations
 	 * @return string translation
 	 */
-	public static function getGenericAdminTranslation($string, $key = null, $lang_array)
+	public static function getGenericAdminTranslation($string, $key = null, &$lang_array)
 	{
 		if (is_null($key))
 			$key = md5(str_replace('\'', '\\\'', $string));