diff --git a/bundled-libs/PEAR.php b/bundled-libs/PEAR.php
index 67aaa8e1..e9fd071d 100644
--- a/bundled-libs/PEAR.php
+++ b/bundled-libs/PEAR.php
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ class PEAR
      * @access  public
      * @return  bool    true if parameter is an error
      */
-    function isError($data, $code = null)
+    static function isError($data, $code = null)
     {
         if (!is_a($data, 'PEAR_Error')) {
             return false;
diff --git a/docs/NEWS b/docs/NEWS
index fd60f0a8..c37c8928 100644
--- a/docs/NEWS
+++ b/docs/NEWS
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 Version 2.0 ()
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+    * Patch PEAR.php to use "static" isError declaration to prevent
+      PHP error messages
+
     * Change order of IF-statements in entries.tpl to check for
       comment_moderate/comment_added, to properly emit the message
       whether a comment is being moderated.