diff --git a/ext/posix/posix.c b/ext/posix/posix.c
index 72bd8277c4d..3e0b39bffaf 100644
--- a/ext/posix/posix.c
+++ b/ext/posix/posix.c
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(posix_mkfifo)
 	convert_to_string(path);
 	convert_to_long(mode);
 
-	if (php3_ini.safe_mode && (!php_checkuid(path->value.str.val, NULL, 3))) {
+	if (PG(safe_mode) && (!php_checkuid(path->value.str.val, NULL, 3))) {
 		RETURN_FALSE;
 	}
 	result = mkfifo(path->value.str.val, mode->value.lval);