diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/SqlWalker.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/SqlWalker.php
index e43965ee7..31f75f0e1 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/SqlWalker.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/SqlWalker.php
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ class SqlWalker implements TreeWalker
             $sql = $this->_scalarResultAliasMap[$columnName];
         }
 
-        return $sql . ' ' . strtoupper($orderByItem->type);;
+        return $sql . ' ' . strtoupper($orderByItem->type);
     }
 
     /**