diff --git a/system/libraries/Email.php b/system/libraries/Email.php
index 117c484..955787d 100644
--- a/system/libraries/Email.php
+++ b/system/libraries/Email.php
@@ -375,11 +375,11 @@
 	);
 
 	/**
-	 * mbstring.func_override flag
+	 * mbstring.func_overload flag
 	 *
 	 * @var	bool
 	 */
-	protected static $func_override;
+	protected static $func_overload;
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@
 		$this->initialize($config);
 		$this->_safe_mode = ( ! is_php('5.4') && ini_get('safe_mode'));
 
-		isset(self::$func_override) OR self::$func_override = (extension_loaded('mbstring') && ini_get('mbstring.func_override'));
+		isset(self::$func_overload) OR self::$func_overload = (extension_loaded('mbstring') && ini_get('mbstring.func_overload'));
 
 		log_message('info', 'Email Class Initialized');
 	}
@@ -2442,7 +2442,7 @@
 	 */
 	protected static function strlen($str)
 	{
-		return (self::$func_override)
+		return (self::$func_overload)
 			? mb_strlen($str, '8bit')
 			: strlen($str);
 	}
@@ -2459,7 +2459,7 @@
 	 */
 	protected static function substr($str, $start, $length = NULL)
 	{
-		if (self::$func_override)
+		if (self::$func_overload)
 		{
 			// mb_substr($str, $start, null, '8bit') returns an empty
 			// string on PHP 5.3