diff --git a/library/Zend/Http/Header/Etag.php b/library/Zend/Http/Header/Etag.php
index 2bcff641e5e..39c6ee6295a 100644
--- a/library/Zend/Http/Header/Etag.php
+++ b/library/Zend/Http/Header/Etag.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public static function fromString($headerLine)
     {
         $header = new static();
 
-        list($name, $value) = explode(': ', $headerLine, 2);
+        list($name, $value) = GenericHeader::splitHeaderLine($headerLine);
 
         // check to ensure proper header type for this factory
         if (strtolower($name) !== 'etag') {