diff --git a/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Layout.php b/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Layout.php
index f15142739e3..458b1514f04 100644
--- a/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Layout.php
+++ b/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Layout.php
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ protected function _generateAction($node, $parent)
             }
 
             $this->_translateLayoutNode($node, $args);
-            call_user_func_array(array($block, $method), $args);
+            call_user_func_array(array($block, $method), array_values($args));
         }
 
         Varien_Profiler::stop($_profilerKey);
diff --git a/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Session/Abstract/Varien.php b/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Session/Abstract/Varien.php
index 9927f3a6577..d59286dae88 100644
--- a/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Session/Abstract/Varien.php
+++ b/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Session/Abstract/Varien.php
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public function start($sessionName = null)
             $cookieParams['domain'] = $cookie->getDomain();
         }
 
-        call_user_func_array('session_set_cookie_params', $cookieParams);
+        call_user_func_array('session_set_cookie_params', array_values($cookieParams));
 
         if (!empty($sessionName)) {
             $this->setSessionName($sessionName);