diff --git a/phpBB/includes/mcp/mcp_topic.php b/phpBB/includes/mcp/mcp_topic.php
index ef3dea55d2..9c71fbad6b 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/mcp/mcp_topic.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/mcp/mcp_topic.php
@@ -1,13 +1,21 @@
 <?php
-/** 
+/**
 *
 * @package mcp
 * @version $Id$
-* @copyright (c) 2005 phpBB Group 
-* @license http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.php GNU Public License 
+* @copyright (c) 2005 phpBB Group
+* @license http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.php GNU Public License
 *
 */
 
+/**
+* @ignore
+*/
+if (!defined('IN_PHPBB'))
+{
+	exit;
+}
+
 /**
 * View topic in MCP
 */