diff --git a/Classes/PHPExcel/Reader/CSV.php b/Classes/PHPExcel/Reader/CSV.php
index d43b374..e7c5fcc 100644
--- a/Classes/PHPExcel/Reader/CSV.php
+++ b/Classes/PHPExcel/Reader/CSV.php
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class PHPExcel_Reader_CSV extends PHPExcel_Reader_Abstract implements PHPExcel_R
 	 */
 	protected function _skipBOM()
 	{
-		rewind($fileHandle);
+		rewind($this->_fileHandle);
 
 		switch ($this->_inputEncoding) {
 			case 'UTF-8':