diff --git a/wp-settings.php b/wp-settings.php
index 8732710ff1..5fc0cf53ca 100644
--- a/wp-settings.php
+++ b/wp-settings.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 if ( !defined('WP_MEMORY_LIMIT') )
 	define('WP_MEMORY_LIMIT', '32M');
 
-if ( function_exists('memory_get_usage') && ( (int) @ini_get('memory_limit') < absint(WP_MEMORY_LIMIT) ) )
+if ( function_exists('memory_get_usage') && ( (int) @ini_get('memory_limit') < abs(intval(WP_MEMORY_LIMIT)) ) )
 	@ini_set('memory_limit', WP_MEMORY_LIMIT);
 
 /**