diff --git a/wp-settings.php b/wp-settings.php
index 30a18ecc7f..a93a12482d 100644
--- a/wp-settings.php
+++ b/wp-settings.php
@@ -48,8 +48,9 @@ $PHP_SELF = $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];
 if ( empty($PHP_SELF) )
 	$_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] = $PHP_SELF = preg_replace("/(\?.*)?$/",'',$_SERVER["REQUEST_URI"]);
 
-if ( !(phpversion() >= '4.1') )
-	die( 'Your server is running PHP version ' . phpversion() . ' but WordPress requires at least 4.1' );
+if ( version_compare( '4.2', phpversion(), '>' ) ) {
+	die( 'Your server is running PHP version ' . phpversion() . ' but WordPress requires at least 4.2.' );
+}
 
 if ( !extension_loaded('mysql') && !file_exists(ABSPATH . 'wp-content/db.php') )
 	die( 'Your PHP installation appears to be missing the MySQL which is required for WordPress.' );
@@ -267,4 +268,4 @@ register_shutdown_function('shutdown_action_hook');
 // Everything is loaded and initialized.
 do_action('init');
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>