diff --git a/lib/outputrenderers.php b/lib/outputrenderers.php
index 79d4ecf6a5d..47c0c1cd151 100644
--- a/lib/outputrenderers.php
+++ b/lib/outputrenderers.php
@@ -698,9 +698,9 @@ class core_renderer extends renderer_base {
         }
         $controlshtml = array();
         foreach ($controls as $control) {
-            $controlshtml[] = html_writer::tag('a', array('class' => 'icon',
+            $controlshtml[] = html_writer::tag('a',
                     html_writer::empty_tag('img',  array('src' => $this->pix_url($control['icon'])->out(false), 'alt' => $control['caption'])),
-                    'title' => $control['caption'], 'href' => $control['url']));
+                    array('class' => 'icon','title' => $control['caption'], 'href' => $control['url']));
         }
         return html_writer::tag('div', implode('', $controlshtml), array('class' => 'commands'));
     }