diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/file.php b/wp-admin/includes/file.php
index 9d87cb2e2c..01b5b54d44 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/file.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/file.php
@@ -157,17 +157,17 @@ function get_temp_dir() {
 		return trailingslashit($temp);
 
 	$temp = WP_CONTENT_DIR . '/';
-	if ( is_dir($temp) && is_writable($temp) )
+	if ( is_dir($temp) && @is_writable($temp) )
 		return $temp;
 
 	if  ( function_exists('sys_get_temp_dir') ) {
 		$temp = sys_get_temp_dir();
-		if ( is_writable($temp) )
+		if ( @is_writable($temp) )
 			return trailingslashit($temp);
 	}
 
 	$temp = ini_get('upload_tmp_dir');
-	if ( is_dir($temp) && is_writable($temp) )
+	if ( is_dir($temp) && @is_writable($temp) )
 		return trailingslashit($temp);
 
 	$temp = '/tmp/';