diff --git a/wp-includes/functions.php b/wp-includes/functions.php
index ebd18d76db..51a3fd9efe 100644
--- a/wp-includes/functions.php
+++ b/wp-includes/functions.php
@@ -775,8 +775,10 @@ function status_header( $header ) {
 	elseif ( 410 == $header )
 		$text = 'Gone';
 
-	@header("HTTP/1.1 $header $text");
-	@header("Status: $header $text");
+	if ( substr(php_sapi_name(), 0, 3) == 'cgi' )
+		@header("Status: $header $text");
+	else
+		@header("HTTP/1.1 $header $text");
 }
 
 function nocache_headers() {