diff --git a/wp-settings.php b/wp-settings.php
index f1672ec567..fa181e6748 100644
--- a/wp-settings.php
+++ b/wp-settings.php
@@ -110,9 +110,11 @@ if (get_settings('hack_file')) {
 
 if ( get_settings('active_plugins') ) {
 	$current_plugins = get_settings('active_plugins');
-	foreach ($current_plugins as $plugin) {
-		if ('' != $plugin && file_exists(ABSPATH . 'wp-content/plugins/' . $plugin))
-			include_once(ABSPATH . 'wp-content/plugins/' . $plugin);
+	if ( is_array($current_plugins) ) {
+		foreach ($current_plugins as $plugin) {
+			if ('' != $plugin && file_exists(ABSPATH . 'wp-content/plugins/' . $plugin))
+				include_once(ABSPATH . 'wp-content/plugins/' . $plugin);
+		}
 	}
 }