diff --git a/mod/directory.php b/mod/directory.php
index e547e54b9f..5f3605ebff 100644
--- a/mod/directory.php
+++ b/mod/directory.php
@@ -81,14 +81,12 @@ function directory_content(App $a)
 	$publish = ((Config::get('system', 'publish_all')) ? '' : " AND `publish` = 1 " );
 
 
-	$total = dba::inArray(
-			dba::p("SELECT COUNT(*) AS `total` FROM `profile`
+	$cnt = dba::select_first("SELECT COUNT(*) AS `total` FROM `profile`
 				LEFT JOIN `user` ON `user`.`uid` = `profile`.`uid`
 				WHERE `is-default` = 1 $publish AND `user`.`blocked` = 0 $sql_extra "
-			)
 	);
-	if (DBM::is_result($total)) {
-		$a->set_pager_total($total[0]['total']);
+	if (DBM::is_result($cnt)) {
+		$a->set_pager_total($cnt['total']);
 	}
 
 	$order = " ORDER BY `name` ASC ";