diff --git a/C4/Reserves.pm b/C4/Reserves.pm
index c078af1088..8c4175d58b 100644
--- a/C4/Reserves.pm
+++ b/C4/Reserves.pm
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ sub CanItemBeReserved {
     if ( C4::Context->preference('IndependentBranches')
         and !C4::Context->preference('canreservefromotherbranches') )
     {
-        my $itembranch = $item->{homebranch};
+        my $itembranch = $item->homebranch;
         if ( $itembranch ne $borrower->{branchcode} ) {
             return 'cannotReserveFromOtherBranches';
         }