diff --git a/lib/liquid/block_body.rb b/lib/liquid/block_body.rb
index 76ab0a85..2921ce88 100644
--- a/lib/liquid/block_body.rb
+++ b/lib/liquid/block_body.rb
@@ -231,8 +231,8 @@ module Liquid
     end
 
     def create_variable(token, parse_context)
-      token.scan(ContentOfVariable) do |content|
-        markup = content.first
+      if token =~ ContentOfVariable
+        markup = Regexp.last_match(1)
         return Variable.new(markup, parse_context)
       end
       BlockBody.raise_missing_variable_terminator(token, parse_context)