diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Utility/InflectorTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Utility/InflectorTest.php
index dc923d63f43..337830debe6 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Utility/InflectorTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Utility/InflectorTest.php
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ public function testInflectingSingulars() {
 		$this->assertEquals(Inflector::singularize('teeth'), 'tooth');
 		$this->assertEquals(Inflector::singularize('geese'), 'goose');
 		$this->assertEquals(Inflector::singularize('feet'), 'foot');
+		$this->assertEquals(Inflector::singularize('objectives'), 'objective');
 
 		$this->assertEquals(Inflector::singularize(''), '');
 	}
@@ -177,6 +178,7 @@ public function testInflectingPlurals() {
 		$this->assertEquals(Inflector::pluralize('tooth'), 'teeth');
 		$this->assertEquals(Inflector::pluralize('goose'), 'geese');
 		$this->assertEquals(Inflector::pluralize('foot'), 'feet');
+		$this->assertEquals(Inflector::pluralize('objective'), 'objectives');
 		$this->assertEquals(Inflector::pluralize(''), '');
 	}
 
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Utility/Inflector.php b/lib/Cake/Utility/Inflector.php
index 577bd0ad222..069eb2da948 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Utility/Inflector.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Utility/Inflector.php
@@ -125,9 +125,9 @@ class Inflector {
 			'/(m)ovies$/i' => '\1\2ovie',
 			'/(s)eries$/i' => '\1\2eries',
 			'/([^aeiouy]|qu)ies$/i' => '\1y',
+			'/(tive)s$/i' => '\1',
 			'/([lre])ves$/i' => '\1f',
 			'/([^fo])ves$/i' => '\1fe',
-			'/(tive)s$/i' => '\1',
 			'/(hive)s$/i' => '\1',
 			'/(drive)s$/i' => '\1',
 			'/(^analy)ses$/i' => '\1sis',