diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 08112b09d557..4ddbf20fc495 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ phpMyAdmin - ChangeLog
 - bug       Undefined index navwork, savedsearcheswork, fields
 - bug #4620 Undefined index while adding to the central columns list
 - bug #4618 Page scrolls while GIS visualization is zoomed in/out with mousewheel
+- bug #4613 HHVM: method 'ob_gzhandler' not found
 
 4.3.0.0 (not yet released)
 + rfe #1502 Smart sorting for int keys
diff --git a/libraries/OutputBuffering.class.php b/libraries/OutputBuffering.class.php
index 62ad49cb4f8b..f1ad55bfd70c 100644
--- a/libraries/OutputBuffering.class.php
+++ b/libraries/OutputBuffering.class.php
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ public static function getInstance()
     public function start()
     {
         if (! $this->_on) {
-            if ($this->_mode) {
+            // HHVM as of 3.4.0 does not support ob_gzhandler
+            if ($this->_mode && ! defined('HHVM_VERSION')) {
                 ob_start('ob_gzhandler');
             }
             ob_start();