diff --git a/includes/bootstrap.inc b/includes/bootstrap.inc
index 73bcff2..964fb0c 100644
--- a/includes/bootstrap.inc
+++ b/includes/bootstrap.inc
@@ -1010,7 +1010,8 @@ function drush_bootstrap_prepare() {
   // Check supported version of PHP.
   define('DRUSH_MINIMUM_PHP', '5.3.5');
   if (version_compare(phpversion(), DRUSH_MINIMUM_PHP) < 0) {
-    die('Your command line PHP installation is too old. Drush requires at least PHP ' . DRUSH_MINIMUM_PHP . "\n");
+    drush_log(dt('Your command line PHP installation is too old. Drush requires at least PHP !version.', array('!version' => DRUSH_MINIMUM_PHP)), 'error');
+    exit(1);
   }
 
   $drush_info = drush_read_drush_info();