diff --git a/user.inc.php b/user.inc.php
index 1bd1c08..bac64c3 100644
--- a/user.inc.php
+++ b/user.inc.php
@@ -255,7 +255,9 @@ function user_load($user, $uid = false)
 	foreach($ret['types'] as $t) {
 		/* These all pass $ret by reference, and can modify
 		 * $ret */
-		$r = call_user_func("user_load_$t", &$ret);
+		 $fun="user_load_$t";
+		 $r=$fun($ret);
+//		$r = call_user_func("user_load_$t", $ret);
 		if($r != true) {
 			echo "user_load_$t returned false!\n";
 			return false;