diff --git a/library/includes/init_bb.php b/library/includes/init_bb.php
index e04f2276a..f3341898e 100644
--- a/library/includes/init_bb.php
+++ b/library/includes/init_bb.php
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 if (!defined('BB_ROOT')) {
     die(basename(__FILE__));
 }
-if (PHP_VERSION < '5.3') {
+if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.3', '<')) {
     die('TorrentPier requires PHP version 5.3+. Your PHP version ' . PHP_VERSION);
 }
 if (!defined('BB_SCRIPT')) {