diff --git a/util/php2po.php b/util/php2po.php
index 352ed41f6..c47dcac1b 100644
--- a/util/php2po.php
+++ b/util/php2po.php
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 
     if(! class_exists('App')) {
         class App {
-                static public $strings = Array();
+            static public $rtl;
+            static public $strings = Array();
         }
-        //$a = new App();
     }
 
 	if ($argc!=2) {