diff --git a/phpgwapi/inc/functions.inc.php b/phpgwapi/inc/functions.inc.php
index 01c0fcd4f2..99acb9856c 100644
--- a/phpgwapi/inc/functions.inc.php
+++ b/phpgwapi/inc/functions.inc.php
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 // Only variables should be assigned by reference, eg. soetemplate::tree_walk()
 // Declaration of <extended method> should be compatible with <parent method>, varios places where method parameters change
 // --> switching it off for now, as it makes error-log unusable
-error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE & ~E_STRICT);
+error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE & ~E_STRICT & ~E_DEPRECATED);
 if (function_exists('get_magic_quotes_runtime') && get_magic_quotes_runtime())
 {
 	set_magic_quotes_runtime(false);
diff --git a/setup/inc/functions.inc.php b/setup/inc/functions.inc.php
index ecd9559a89..efe5a7b042 100644
--- a/setup/inc/functions.inc.php
+++ b/setup/inc/functions.inc.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * @version $Id$
  */
 
-error_reporting(error_reporting() & ~E_NOTICE & ~E_STRICT);
+error_reporting(error_reporting() & ~E_NOTICE & ~E_STRICT & ~E_DEPRECATED);
 
 // for an old header, we need to setup the reference before including it
 $GLOBALS['phpgw_info'] =& $GLOBALS['egw_info'];
diff --git a/setup/setup-cli.php b/setup/setup-cli.php
index aa2036a347..f9c9106df1 100755
--- a/setup/setup-cli.php
+++ b/setup/setup-cli.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ if (php_sapi_name() !== 'cli')	// security precaution: forbit calling setup-cli
 {
 	die('<h1>setup-cli.php must NOT be called as web-page --> exiting !!!</h1>');
 }
-error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE & ~E_STRICT);
+error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE & ~E_STRICT & ~E_DEPRECATED);
 
 $dry_run = false;
 array_shift($_SERVER['argv']);