diff --git a/src/ng/parse.js b/src/ng/parse.js
index dbebc5b4..78582bde 100644
--- a/src/ng/parse.js
+++ b/src/ng/parse.js
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ function getterFn(path, options, fullExp) {
                       // we simply dereference 's' on any .dot notation
                       ? 's'
                       // but if we are first then we check locals first, and if so read it first
-                      : '((k&&k.hasOwnProperty("' + key + '"))?k:s)') + '["' + key + '"]' + ';\n';
+                      : '((k&&k.hasOwnProperty("' + key + '"))?k:s)') + '.' + key + ';\n';
     });
     code += 'return s;';