diff --git a/wp-settings.php b/wp-settings.php
index 45bb8994d3..d003424ca6 100644
--- a/wp-settings.php
+++ b/wp-settings.php
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ wp_initial_constants( );
 wp_check_php_mysql_versions();
 
 // 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_sybase', 0 );
+@ini_set( 'magic_quotes_runtime', 0 );
+@ini_set( 'magic_quotes_sybase',  0 );
 
 // Set default timezone in PHP 5.
 if ( function_exists( 'date_default_timezone_set' ) )