diff --git a/upgrade/files/14.0.0.B2-14.0.0.RC1/check.php b/upgrade/files/14.0.0.B2-14.0.0.RC1/check.php
index e298fd672f..3a4e885bc6 100644
--- a/upgrade/files/14.0.0.B2-14.0.0.RC1/check.php
+++ b/upgrade/files/14.0.0.B2-14.0.0.RC1/check.php
@@ -2,8 +2,13 @@
 
 $mixCheckResult = 'Update can not be applied';
 
-$sVer = $this->oDb->getOne("SELECT `version` FROM `sys_modules` WHERE `name` = 'system'");
-if ('14.0.0.B2' == $sVer || '14.0.0-B2' == $sVer)
-    $mixCheckResult = true;
+if (!(PHP_VERSION_ID >= 80100)) {
+    $mixCheckResult = 'This update requires a PHP version ">= 8.1.0". You are running ' . PHP_VERSION;
+}
+else {
+    $sVer = $this->oDb->getOne("SELECT `version` FROM `sys_modules` WHERE `name` = 'system'");
+    if ('14.0.0.B2' == $sVer || '14.0.0-B2' == $sVer)
+        $mixCheckResult = true;
+}
 
 return $mixCheckResult;