diff --git a/dev/codesniffer/ruleset.xml b/dev/codesniffer/ruleset.xml
index cc810f9c94c..13fa58777b9 100755
--- a/dev/codesniffer/ruleset.xml
+++ b/dev/codesniffer/ruleset.xml
@@ -172,6 +172,10 @@
 
 	<rule ref="PEAR.NamingConventions.ValidFunctionName" />
 
+	<rule ref="PEAR.NamingConventions.ValidFunctionName.FunctionNoCaptial">
+        <severity>0</severity>
+	</rule>
+
 	<rule ref="PEAR.NamingConventions.ValidVariableName" />
 
 	<rule ref="PEAR.WhiteSpace.ObjectOperatorIndent" />