diff --git a/piwik.php b/piwik.php
index 0b60462ecfc..79772677fbf 100644
--- a/piwik.php
+++ b/piwik.php
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 @ignore_user_abort(true);
 
 require_once PIWIK_INCLUDE_PATH . '/libs/upgradephp/upgrade.php';
+require_once PIWIK_INCLUDE_PATH . '/core/testMinimumPhpVersion.php';
 require_once PIWIK_INCLUDE_PATH . '/core/Singleton.php';
 require_once PIWIK_INCLUDE_PATH . '/core/Plugin/Manager.php';
 require_once PIWIK_INCLUDE_PATH . '/core/Plugin.php';