diff --git a/memberlist.php b/memberlist.php
index 191f8fde..524a19ce 100644
--- a/memberlist.php
+++ b/memberlist.php
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ for ($i=ord('A'), $cnt=ord('Z'); $i <= $cnt; $i++)
$select_letter .= ': ';
for ($i=224, $cnt=255; $i <= $cnt; $i++)
{
- $select_letter .= (strtoupper($by_letter) == iconv('windows-1251', 'UTF-8', chr($i))) ? ''. iconv('windows-1251', 'UTF-8', chr($i-32)) .' ' : ''. iconv('windows-1251', 'UTF-8', chr($i-32)) .' ';
+ $select_letter .= ($by_letter == iconv('windows-1251', 'UTF-8', chr($i))) ? ''. iconv('windows-1251', 'UTF-8', chr($i-32)) .' ' : ''. iconv('windows-1251', 'UTF-8', chr($i-32)) .' ';
}
$select_letter .= ': ';