diff --git a/src/util/string.cpp b/src/util/string.cpp
index b6f28e08..3af273fc 100644
--- a/src/util/string.cpp
+++ b/src/util/string.cpp
@@ -137,9 +137,7 @@ String capitalize(const String& s) {
       after_space = true;
     } else if (after_space) {
       after_space = false;
-      // See http://trac.wxwidgets.org/ticket/12594
-      //if (it != s.begin() &&
-      if (s.begin() != it &&
+      if (it != result.begin() &&
           (is_substr(result,it,_("is ")) || is_substr(result,it,_("the ")) ||
            is_substr(result,it,_("in ")) || is_substr(result,it,_("of "))  ||
            is_substr(result,it,_("to ")) || is_substr(result,it,_("at "))  ||