diff --git a/lib/Cake/Utility/Hash.php b/lib/Cake/Utility/Hash.php
index 697b3df988a..630e82062bb 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Utility/Hash.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Utility/Hash.php
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public static function extract(array $data, $path) {
 			if ($conditions) {
 				$filter = array();
 				foreach ($next as $item) {
-					if (self::_matches($item, $conditions)) {
+					if (is_array($item) && self::_matches($item, $conditions)) {
 						$filter[] = $item;
 					}
 				}