diff --git a/actionpack/CHANGELOG b/actionpack/CHANGELOG
index 105622e7d30ebf6831403072e48a996b5dae4fc4..888126d96dd1a0f0959ee1ef5c7e40a863eaf479 100644
--- a/actionpack/CHANGELOG
+++ b/actionpack/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 *SVN*
 
+* Fixed link_to :confirm #936 [Nicholas Seckar]
+
 * Improved error reporting especially around never shallowing exceptions. Debugging helpers should be much easier now #980 [Nicholas Seckar]
 
 * Fixed Toggle.display in prototype.js #902 [Lucas Carlson]
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/url_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/url_helper.rb
index 28c718c54c9b4d9a51d0f5138648027e30c03070..4aaab2d3a5142120161f0d3fc977c31854238cb2 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/url_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/url_helper.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def url_for(options = {}, *parameters_for_method_reference)
       # Example:
       #   link_to "Delete this page", { :action => "destroy", :id => @page.id }, :confirm => "Are you sure?"
       def link_to(name, options = {}, html_options = nil, *parameters_for_method_reference)
-        html_options = (html_options || {}).symbolize_keys
+        html_options = (html_options || {}).stringify_keys
         convert_confirm_option_to_javascript!(html_options)
         if options.is_a?(String)
           content_tag "a", name || options, (html_options || {}).merge("href" => options)