diff --git a/setup/check_install.php b/setup/check_install.php
index c1811fa64d..7352d209df 100644
--- a/setup/check_install.php
+++ b/setup/check_install.php
@@ -252,6 +252,8 @@
 		$channel = $config->get('default_channel');
 		//echo "<pre>channel = ".print_r($channel,true)."</pre>\n";       
 		
+		if (!method_exists($config,'getRegistry')) return false;	// PEAR version to old
+
 		$reg = &$config->getRegistry();
 		//echo "<pre>reg = ".print_r($reg,true)."</pre>\n";