diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Queue/Jobs/Job.php b/src/Illuminate/Queue/Jobs/Job.php
index 4237e123c06f..ba597e69b8d0 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Queue/Jobs/Job.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Queue/Jobs/Job.php
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ protected function resolveQueueableEntities($data)
      */
     protected function resolveQueueableEntity($value)
     {
-        if (is_string($value) && Str::startsWith($value, '::entity::')) {
+        if (is_string($value) && strpos($value, '::entity::') === 0) {
             list($marker, $type, $id) = explode('|', $value, 3);
 
             return $this->getEntityResolver()->resolve($type, $id);