diff --git a/cron.php b/cron.php
index d7e17082017f1bd4eccfcc039e4603a84a6ab4dd..f7c9d6adb79b8499d4c569b2fb91b78d317dd128 100644
--- a/cron.php
+++ b/cron.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 ** If not in 'safe mode', increase the maximum execution time:
 */
 
-if (!get_cfg_var("safe_mode")) {
+if (!ini_get("safe_mode")) {
   set_time_limit(240);
 }
 
diff --git a/update.php b/update.php
index a753f7b66969b004c13dd18586fcbf88ef527ca1..c6078e65f5e41aaff0e2f9afd884fbc7e48dbd9e 100644
--- a/update.php
+++ b/update.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 // Disable access checking?
 $access_check = 1;
 
-if (!get_cfg_var("safe_mode")) {
+if (!ini_get("safe_mode")) {
   set_time_limit(180);
 }