diff --git a/laravel/database/eloquent/relationships/belongs_to.php b/laravel/database/eloquent/relationships/belongs_to.php
index 0336025f..ebaca978 100644
--- a/laravel/database/eloquent/relationships/belongs_to.php
+++ b/laravel/database/eloquent/relationships/belongs_to.php
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public function match($relationship, &$children, $parents)
 	 */
 	public function foreign_value()
 	{
-		return $this->base->get_attribute($this->foreign);
+		return $this->base->{$this->foreign};
 	}
 	
 	/**
@@ -126,4 +126,4 @@ public function bind($id)
 		return $this->base;
 	}
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}