diff --git a/drush b/drush
index 594dbba..a04ee8f 100755
--- a/drush
+++ b/drush
@@ -115,11 +115,13 @@ if [ -n "$PHP_OPTIONS" ] ; then
   php_options="$php_options $PHP_OPTIONS"
 fi
 
+php_prohibited_options="-d magic_quotes_gpc='' -d magic_quotes_runtime=''"
+
 # Pass in the path to php so that drush knows which one
 # to use if it re-launches itself to run subcommands.  We
 # will also pass php options if any are defined.
 if [ -z "$php_options" ] ; then
-  exec "$php" $php_options "$SCRIPT_PATH" --php="$php" "$@"
+  exec "$php" $php_options $php_prohibited_options "$SCRIPT_PATH" --php="$php" "$@"
 else
-  exec "$php" $php_options "$SCRIPT_PATH" --php="$php" --php-options="$php_options" "$@"
+  exec "$php" $php_options $php_prohibited_options "$SCRIPT_PATH" --php="$php" --php-options="$php_options" "$@"
 fi
diff --git a/includes/bootstrap.inc b/includes/bootstrap.inc
index 6bcab40..12a64d9 100644
--- a/includes/bootstrap.inc
+++ b/includes/bootstrap.inc
@@ -999,6 +999,10 @@ function drush_bootstrap_prepare() {
   }
 
   // Check supported version of PHP.
+  // Note: If this is adjusted, check other code that compares
+  // PHP_VERSION, such as runserver/runserver.drush.inc, and also
+  // adjust _drush_environment_check_php_ini() and the php_prohibited_options
+  // list in the drush script.  See http://drupal.org/node/1748228
   define('DRUSH_MINIMUM_PHP', '5.3.5');
   if (version_compare(phpversion(), DRUSH_MINIMUM_PHP) < 0) {
     return drush_set_error('DRUSH_REQUIREMENTS_ERROR', dt('Your command line PHP installation is too old. Drush requires at least PHP !version.', array('!version' => DRUSH_MINIMUM_PHP)));