diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/EntityGenerator.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/EntityGenerator.php
index 50b0f18ed..853e1e3b4 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/EntityGenerator.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/EntityGenerator.php
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ public function <methodName>()
             } else if ($token[0] == T_FUNCTION) {
                 if ($tokens[$i+2][0] == T_STRING) {
                     $this->_staticReflection[$lastSeenClass]['methods'][] = $tokens[$i+2][1];
-                } else if ($tokens[$i+2][0] == T_AMPERSAND && $tokens[$i+3][0] == T_STRING) {
+                } else if ($tokens[$i+2] == "&" && $tokens[$i+3][0] == T_STRING) {
                     $this->_staticReflection[$lastSeenClass]['methods'][] = $tokens[$i+3][1];
                 }
             } else if (in_array($token[0], array(T_VAR, T_PUBLIC, T_PRIVATE, T_PROTECTED)) && $tokens[$i+2][0] != T_FUNCTION) {