diff --git a/downloader/lib/Mage/Connect/Package.php b/downloader/lib/Mage/Connect/Package.php
index d785876165e3e..71a8953e540cc 100644
--- a/downloader/lib/Mage/Connect/Package.php
+++ b/downloader/lib/Mage/Connect/Package.php
@@ -575,8 +575,10 @@ public function checkPhpVersion()
         $min = $this->getDependencyPhpVersionMin();
         $max = $this->getDependencyPhpVersionMax();
 
-        $minOk = $min? version_compare(PHP_VERSION, $min, ">=") : true;
-        $maxOk = $max? version_compare(PHP_VERSION, $max, "<=") : true;
+        $version = substr(PHP_VERSION,0,strpos(PHP_VERSION, "-"));
+
+        $minOk = $min? version_compare($version, $min, ">=") : true;
+        $maxOk = $max? version_compare($version, $max, "<=") : true;
 
         if(!$minOk || !$maxOk) {
             $err = "requires PHP version ";
diff --git a/lib/Mage/Connect/Package.php b/lib/Mage/Connect/Package.php
index 4a3f4fdb9487d..e5199701df64a 100644
--- a/lib/Mage/Connect/Package.php
+++ b/lib/Mage/Connect/Package.php
@@ -738,8 +738,10 @@ public function checkPhpVersion()
         $min = $this->getDependencyPhpVersionMin();
         $max = $this->getDependencyPhpVersionMax();
 
-        $minOk = $min? version_compare(PHP_VERSION, $min, ">=") : true;
-        $maxOk = $max? version_compare(PHP_VERSION, $max, "<=") : true;
+        $version = substr(PHP_VERSION,0,strpos(PHP_VERSION, "-"));
+
+        $minOk = $min? version_compare($version, $min, ">=") : true;
+        $maxOk = $max? version_compare($version, $max, "<=") : true;
 
         if(!$minOk || !$maxOk) {
             $err = "requires PHP version ";