diff --git a/php_mysql.c b/php_mysql.c
index c5b03e5..1e5ac5d 100644
--- a/php_mysql.c
+++ b/php_mysql.c
@@ -2313,7 +2313,7 @@ static void php_mysql_fetch_hash(INTERNAL_FUNCTION_PARAMETERS, zend_long result_
 					 * single value is an array. Also we'd have to make that one
 					 * argument passed by reference.
 					 */
-					zend_throw_exception(zend_exception_get_default(), "Parameter ctor_params must be an array", 0);
+					zend_throw_exception(zend_ce_exception, "Parameter ctor_params must be an array", 0);
 					return;
 				}
 			}
@@ -2331,7 +2331,7 @@ static void php_mysql_fetch_hash(INTERNAL_FUNCTION_PARAMETERS, zend_long result_
 			fcc.object = Z_OBJ_P(return_value);
 
 			if (zend_call_function(&fci, &fcc) == FAILURE) {
-				zend_throw_exception_ex(zend_exception_get_default(), 0, "Could not execute %s::%s()", ZSTR_VAL(ce->name), ZSTR_VAL(ce->constructor->common.function_name));
+				zend_throw_exception_ex(zend_ce_exception, 0, "Could not execute %s::%s()", ZSTR_VAL(ce->name), ZSTR_VAL(ce->constructor->common.function_name));
 			} else {
 				if (!Z_ISUNDEF(retval)) {
 					zval_ptr_dtor(&retval);
@@ -2341,7 +2341,7 @@ static void php_mysql_fetch_hash(INTERNAL_FUNCTION_PARAMETERS, zend_long result_
 				efree(fci.params);
 			}
 		} else if (ctor_params) {
-			zend_throw_exception_ex(zend_exception_get_default(), 0, "Class %s does not have a constructor hence you cannot use ctor_params", ZSTR_VAL(ce->name));
+			zend_throw_exception_ex(zend_ce_exception, 0, "Class %s does not have a constructor hence you cannot use ctor_params", ZSTR_VAL(ce->name));
 		}
 	}