diff --git a/core/testMinimumPhpVersion.php b/core/testMinimumPhpVersion.php
index a24780077dae5f26a27afad2f809e5591e1716b9..bbd85cbe9f899976d19848922dd8871bcedcb6e9 100644
--- a/core/testMinimumPhpVersion.php
+++ b/core/testMinimumPhpVersion.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ $piwik_errorMessage = '';
 // Minimum requirement: stream_resolve_include_path, working json_encode in 5.3.3, namespaces in 5.3
 $piwik_minimumPHPVersion = '5.3.3';
 $piwik_currentPHPVersion = PHP_VERSION;
-$minimumPhpInvalid = version_compare($piwik_minimumPHPVersion, $piwik_currentPHPVersion) > 0;
+$minimumPhpInvalid = version_compare($piwik_minimumPHPVersion, $piwik_currentPHPVersion) >= 0;
 if ($minimumPhpInvalid) {
     $piwik_errorMessage .= "<p><strong>To run Piwik you need at least PHP version $piwik_minimumPHPVersion</strong></p>
 				<p>Unfortunately it seems your webserver is using PHP version $piwik_currentPHPVersion. </p>