diff --git a/common.php b/common.php
index 71b21fea..8f34c5c6 100644
--- a/common.php
+++ b/common.php
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ $incpath = dirname(__FILE__);
 (ini_get('magic_quotes_gpc') ? ini_set('magic_quotes_runtime', '0') : '1');
 (ini_get('magic_quotes_gpc') ? ini_set('magic_quotes_sybase', '0') : '1');
 
-if(ini_get('register_globals')) {
+if(ini_get('register_globals') == 'on') {
     die("Please turn off register_globals; edit your php.ini");
 }
 require_once("$incpath/variables.inc.php");