diff --git a/html/sites/default/default.settings.php b/html/sites/default/default.settings.php
index 1ceca63..84dce27 100755
--- a/html/sites/default/default.settings.php
+++ b/html/sites/default/default.settings.php
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ ini_set('session.cookie_lifetime', 2000000);
  * in areas such as disabling built in contact form flood protection for
  * anonymous users. To disable IP masking, simply comment the following 2 lines.
  */
-$real_remote_addr_do_not_store = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
+$GLOBALS['real_remote_addr_do_not_store'] = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
 $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] = long2ip(mt_rand(0, 65537) * mt_rand(0, 65535));
 
 /**