diff --git a/wp-settings.php b/wp-settings.php
index 2cd12c1..a087865 100644
--- a/wp-settings.php
+++ b/wp-settings.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/version.php' );
 wp_initial_constants( );
 
 // Disable magic quotes at runtime. Magic quotes are added using wpdb later in wp-settings.php.
-set_magic_quotes_runtime( 0 );
+@ini_set("magic_quotes_runtime", 0);
 @ini_set( 'magic_quotes_sybase', 0 );
 
 // Set default timezone in PHP 5.