diff --git a/include/tfpdf/tfpdf.php b/include/tfpdf/tfpdf.php
index f9fb17971..6000a9fb2 100644
--- a/include/tfpdf/tfpdf.php
+++ b/include/tfpdf/tfpdf.php
@@ -1257,7 +1257,7 @@ 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())
+	if(version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '7.3.0','<') && get_magic_quotes_runtime())
 		@set_magic_quotes_runtime(0);
 }