diff --git a/wp-includes/gettext.php b/wp-includes/gettext.php
index 8c7ee5942d..af314336dc 100755
--- a/wp-includes/gettext.php
+++ b/wp-includes/gettext.php
@@ -53,8 +53,10 @@ class gettext_reader {
         return;
     }
 
-    $MAGIC1 = (int)0x950412de;
-    $MAGIC2 = (int)0xde120495;
+	// $MAGIC1 = (int)0x950412de; //bug in PHP 5
+	$MAGIC1 = (int) - 1794895138;
+	// $MAGIC2 = (int)0xde120495; //bug
+	$MAGIC2 = (int) - 569244523;
 
 
     $this->STREAM = $Reader;