diff --git a/sites/all/modules/patched/page_title/page_title.module b/sites/all/modules/patched/page_title/page_title.module
index 321a57c..bb3b782 100644
--- a/sites/all/modules/patched/page_title/page_title.module
+++ b/sites/all/modules/patched/page_title/page_title.module
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ function page_title_init() {
  */
 function page_title_include_api_files() {
   // Using $runonce, we can ensure the include code below only gets run once.
-  $runonce = &drupal_static(__FUNCTION__, FALSE);
+  static $runonce = FAlSE;
   if ($runonce) return;

   // Include relevant page_title.inc's. We cannot use drupal_load() here due to the folder structure.