diff --git a/Classes/fpdf/fpdf.php b/Classes/fpdf/fpdf.php
index e7fbb45..ca99350 100755
--- a/Classes/fpdf/fpdf.php
+++ b/Classes/fpdf/fpdf.php
@@ -1040,8 +1040,11 @@ protected function _dochecks()
 	if(ini_get('mbstring.func_overload') & 2)
 		$this->Error('mbstring overloading must be disabled');
 	// Ensure runtime magic quotes are disabled
-	if(get_magic_quotes_runtime())
-		@set_magic_quotes_runtime(0);
+	if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.4.0', '<')) {
+		if(get_magic_quotes_runtime()) {
+			@set_magic_quotes_runtime(0);
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 protected function _checkoutput()
diff --git a/Classes/fpdf/makefont/makefont.php b/Classes/fpdf/makefont/makefont.php
index 4bbd6d7..1c07f1c 100644
--- a/Classes/fpdf/makefont/makefont.php
+++ b/Classes/fpdf/makefont/makefont.php
@@ -384,8 +384,11 @@ function MakeDefinitionFile($file, $type, $enc, $embed, $subset, $map, $info)
 function MakeFont($fontfile, $enc='cp1252', $embed=true, $subset=true)
 {
 	// Generate a font definition file
-	if(get_magic_quotes_runtime())
-		@set_magic_quotes_runtime(false);
+	if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.4.0', '<')) {
+		if(get_magic_quotes_runtime()) {
+			@set_magic_quotes_runtime(0);
+		}
+	}
 	ini_set('auto_detect_line_endings', '1');
 
 	if(!file_exists($fontfile))