diff --git a/wp-settings.php b/wp-settings.php
index 4baaa10db..4ce8437e1 100644
--- a/wp-settings.php
+++ b/wp-settings.php
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ if ( empty($PHP_SELF) )
 	$_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] = $PHP_SELF = preg_replace("/(\?.*)?$/",'',$_SERVER["REQUEST_URI"]);
 
 if ( version_compare( '4.3', phpversion(), '>' ) ) {
-	die( sprintf( /*WP_I18N_OLD_PHP*/'Your server is running PHP version %s but WordPress requires at least 4.3.'/*/WP_I18N_OLD_PHP*/, php_version() ) );
+	die( sprintf( /*WP_I18N_OLD_PHP*/'Your server is running PHP version %s but WordPress requires at least 4.3.'/*/WP_I18N_OLD_PHP*/, phpversion() ) );
 }
 
 if ( !defined('WP_CONTENT_DIR') )