diff --git a/framework/helpers/BaseArrayHelper.php b/framework/helpers/BaseArrayHelper.php
index d74485de09..037192fa5a 100644
--- a/framework/helpers/BaseArrayHelper.php
+++ b/framework/helpers/BaseArrayHelper.php
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ class BaseArrayHelper
             $key = substr($key, $pos + 1);
         }
 
-        if (is_object($array) && property_exists($array, $key)) {
+        if (is_object($array) && isset($array->$key)) {
             return $array->$key;
         } elseif (is_array($array)) {
             return array_key_exists($key, $array) ? $array[$key] : $default;