diff --git a/wp-settings.php b/wp-settings.php
index 60fd025d39..40b00ea30a 100644
--- a/wp-settings.php
+++ b/wp-settings.php
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ $PHP_SELF = $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];
 if ( empty($PHP_SELF) )
 	$_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] = $PHP_SELF = preg_replace("/(\?.*)?$/",'',$_SERVER["REQUEST_URI"]);
 
-if ( version_compare( '4.2', phpversion(), '>' ) ) {
-	die( 'Your server is running PHP version ' . phpversion() . ' but WordPress requires at least 4.2.' );
+if ( version_compare( '4.3', phpversion(), '>' ) ) {
+	die( 'Your server is running PHP version ' . phpversion() . ' but WordPress requires at least 4.3.' );
 }
 
 if ( !extension_loaded('mysql') && !file_exists(ABSPATH . 'wp-content/db.php') )