diff --git a/libraries/lib.inc.php b/libraries/lib.inc.php
index 06b0d9f5b..17521214c 100644
--- a/libraries/lib.inc.php
+++ b/libraries/lib.inc.php
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@
 	$misc->setForm();
 
 	// Enforce PHP environment
-	ini_set('magic_quotes_gpc', 0);
 	ini_set('magic_quotes_runtime', 0);
 	ini_set('magic_quotes_sybase', 0);
 	ini_set('arg_separator.output', '&');
diff --git a/redirect.php b/redirect.php
index f199681a4..704859643 100644
--- a/redirect.php
+++ b/redirect.php
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@
 		parse_str(value(url($url['url'], $url['urlvars']), $_REQUEST), $vars);
 		array_shift($vars);
 
+		/* parse_str function is affected by magic_quotes_gpc */
+		if (ini_get('magic_quotes_gpc')) {
+			$misc->stripVar($vars);
+		}
+
 		$_REQUEST = array_merge($_REQUEST, $vars);
 		$_GET = array_merge($_GET, $vars);
 	}