diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index e4172d031..3e8b009db 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         }
     ],
     "require": {
-        "php": ">=5.3.3"
+        "php": ">=5.3.9"
     },
     "require-dev": {
         "symfony/expression-language": "~2.4|~3.0.0"