diff --git a/src/Composer/Repository/Vcs/GitHubDriver.php b/src/Composer/Repository/Vcs/GitHubDriver.php
index 44227ef91..8e7cb46c5 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Repository/Vcs/GitHubDriver.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Repository/Vcs/GitHubDriver.php
@@ -146,6 +146,6 @@ class GitHubDriver implements VcsDriverInterface
      */
     public static function supports($url, $deep = false)
     {
-        return extension_loaded('openssl') && preg_match('#^(?:https?|git)://github\.com/([^/]+)/(.+?)(?:\.git)?$#', $url, $match);
+        return extension_loaded('openssl') && preg_match('#^(?:https?|git)://github\.com/([^/]+)/(.+?)(?:\.git)?$#', $url);
     }
 }