diff --git a/PEAR.php b/PEAR.php
index 6dba3b010..432228bdb 100644
--- a/PEAR.php
+++ b/PEAR.php
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ public function __call($method, $arguments)
             );
         }
         return call_user_func_array(
-            array(get_class(), '_' . $method),
+            array(__CLASS__, '_' . $method),
             array_merge(array($this), $arguments)
         );
     }
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ public static function __callStatic($method, $arguments)
             );
         }
         return call_user_func_array(
-            array(get_class(), '_' . $method),
+            array(__CLASS__, '_' . $method),
             array_merge(array(null), $arguments)
         );
     }