diff --git a/include/common.inc.php b/include/common.inc.php
index d282da5a1..e3f4a16c7 100644
--- a/include/common.inc.php
+++ b/include/common.inc.php
@@ -72,8 +72,10 @@ $header_msgs = array();
 $header_notes = array();
 $filter = array();
 
-foreach( array(
-  ) as $func)
+foreach(
+  array(
+    'gzopen'
+    ) as $func)
 {
   if (!function_exists($func))
   {
diff --git a/include/php_compat/gzopen.php b/include/php_compat/gzopen.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4e9fe332d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/php_compat/gzopen.php
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?php
+if (!function_exists('gzopen') && function_exists('gzopen64'))
+{
+  function gzopen(string $filename , string $mode, int $use_include_path = null)
+  {
+    return gzopen64($filename, $mode, $use_include_path);
+  }
+}
+?>
\ No newline at end of file