diff --git a/ext/standard/levenshtein.c b/ext/standard/levenshtein.c
index 31699be296f..002f9fabe92 100644
--- a/ext/standard/levenshtein.c
+++ b/ext/standard/levenshtein.c
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(levenshtein)
 
 		distance = custom_levdist((*str1)->value.str.val
 																, (*str2)->value.str.val
-																, (*callback_name)->value.str.lval
+																, (*callback_name)->value.str.val
 																);
 		break;