diff --git a/Cake/ORM/Table.php b/Cake/ORM/Table.php
index 3abf1c70927..8340e11e013 100644
--- a/Cake/ORM/Table.php
+++ b/Cake/ORM/Table.php
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ public function schema($schema = null) {
 			if ($this->_schema === null) {
 				$this->_schema = $this->connection()
 					->schemaCollection()
-					->describe($this->_table);
+					->describe($this->table());
 			}
 			return $this->_schema;
 		}