diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
index 6c4f875..2e61a23 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
  * @since		Version 1.0
  * @filesource
  */
+defined('BASEPATH') OR exit('No direct script access allowed');
 
 /**
  * MySQLi Database Adapter Class
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_forge.php b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_forge.php
index b74c775..b3c9e8e 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_forge.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_forge.php
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
  * @since		Version 1.0
  * @filesource
  */
+defined('BASEPATH') OR exit('No direct script access allowed');
 
 /**
  * MySQLi Forge Class
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_result.php b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_result.php
index f036302..87c056a 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_result.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_result.php
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
  * @since		Version 1.0
  * @filesource
  */
+defined('BASEPATH') OR exit('No direct script access allowed');
 
 /**
  * MySQLi Result Class
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_utility.php b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_utility.php
index 5d2bdbc..41a9186 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_utility.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_utility.php
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
  * @since		Version 1.0
  * @filesource
  */
+defined('BASEPATH') OR exit('No direct script access allowed');
 
 /**
  * MySQLi Utility Class