diff --git a/rss_parse.inc b/rss_parse.inc
index 782fec1..3b2ea2b 100644
--- a/rss_parse.inc
+++ b/rss_parse.inc
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ class MagpieRSS {
             $ns = false;
             
             if ( strpos( $element, ':' ) ) {
-                list($ns, $el) = split( ':', $element, 2); 
+                list($ns, $el) = explode( ':', $element, 2); 
             }
             
             if ( $ns and $ns != 'rdf' ) {