diff --git a/xmlrpc.php b/xmlrpc.php
index 89a68b5d60..e8514f844d 100644
--- a/xmlrpc.php
+++ b/xmlrpc.php
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ class wp_xmlrpc_server extends IXR_Server {
 			"link"					=> $link,
 			"post_id"				=> $comment->comment_post_ID,
 			"post_title"			=> get_the_title($comment->comment_post_ID),
-			"author"				=> $author->comment_author,
+			"author"				=> $comment->comment_author,
 			"author_url"			=> $comment->comment_author_url,
 			"author_email"			=> $comment->comment_author_email,
 			"author_ip"				=> $comment->comment_author_IP,