diff --git a/install/lib/class.FroxlorInstall.php b/install/lib/class.FroxlorInstall.php
index 1b4d1317..4d85e355 100644
--- a/install/lib/class.FroxlorInstall.php
+++ b/install/lib/class.FroxlorInstall.php
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ class FroxlorInstall {
 		}
 
 		// Check if magic_quotes_runtime is active | get_magic_quotes_runtime() is always FALSE since 5.4
-		if (version_compare("5.4.0", PHP_VERSION, "<")) {
+		if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, "5.4.0", "<")) {
 			$content .= $this->_status_message('begin', $this->_lng['requirements']['phpmagic_quotes_runtime']);
 			if (get_magic_quotes_runtime()) {
 				// deactivate it
diff --git a/lib/init.php b/lib/init.php
index 5b49db9a..61157c59 100644
--- a/lib/init.php
+++ b/lib/init.php
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ $idna_convert = new idna_convert_wrapper();
  * disable magic_quotes_runtime if enabled
  */
 // since 5.4 get_magic_quotes_runtime() and get_magic_quotes_gpc() return always FALSE
-if (version_compare("5.4.0", PHP_VERSION, "<")) {
+if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, "5.4.0", "<")) {
 	if (get_magic_quotes_runtime()) {
 		// deactivate
 		set_magic_quotes_runtime(false);