diff --git a/src/View/Helper/PaginatorHelper.php b/src/View/Helper/PaginatorHelper.php
index fe3737dacec..5ce00da6faa 100644
--- a/src/View/Helper/PaginatorHelper.php
+++ b/src/View/Helper/PaginatorHelper.php
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ public function url($options = array(), $model = null) {
 		if (!empty($url['page']) && $url['page'] == 1) {
 			$url['page'] = null;
 		}
-		if (isset($paging['sortDefault']) && isset($paging['directionDefault']) && $url['sort'] === $paging['sortDefault'] && $url['direction'] === $paging['directionDefault'] ) {
+		if (isset($paging['sortDefault'], $paging['directionDefault'], $url['sort'], $url['direction']) && $url['sort'] === $paging['sortDefault'] && $url['direction'] === $paging['directionDefault'] ) {
 			$url['sort'] = $url['direction'] = null;
 		}
 		return parent::url($url);