diff --git a/fusion_responsive_ie/README.txt b/fusion_responsive_ie/README.txt
index f5cbf81514f1e439b332e9cbc07c1cb44bf4c177..3de012d9d0337353a3ecf83dcf6ba22cef93b12b 100644
--- a/fusion_responsive_ie/README.txt
+++ b/fusion_responsive_ie/README.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ INSTALLATION
 3. Save the library file inside the folder.
    NOTE: Do not rename the file; it must be called css-mediaqueries.js.
 
-4. Download the Libraries module for Drupal:
+4. Download the Libraries module (7.x-2.x branch) for Drupal:
    http://www.drupal.org/project/libraries
 
 5. Add the Libraries module to /sites/all/modules.
diff --git a/fusion_responsive_ie/fusion_responsive_ie.module b/fusion_responsive_ie/fusion_responsive_ie.module
index 254ba7e44db27fedd171f3b7a02442db56423d23..0cff16146293f530932fecff211a7a4456576d8e 100644
--- a/fusion_responsive_ie/fusion_responsive_ie.module
+++ b/fusion_responsive_ie/fusion_responsive_ie.module
@@ -58,15 +58,19 @@ function fusion_responsive_ie_init() {
     }
 
     if ($old_ie) {
-      $library_info = libraries_load('css3-mediaqueries');
-      if ($library_info['loaded'] === FALSE && $is_admin_page) {
-        drupal_set_message(
-          t('The <a href="@link">css3-mediaqueries-js</a> library must be downloaded to support media queries in Internet Explorer prior to version 9.
-             Download and save css3-mediaqueries.js into sites/all/libraries/css3-mediaqueries, and Fusion will load the library when IE is detected.',
-             array('@link' => $library_info['download url'])
-          ),
-          'error');
+      if (!function_exists('libraries_load') && $is_admin_page){
+        drupal_set_message(t('The 7.x-2.x branch of <a href="http://drupal.org/project/libraries">Libraries API</a> is required for support of responsive layouts in IE 8 and below.'), 'error');
+      } else {
+        $library_info = libraries_load('css3-mediaqueries');
+        if ($library_info['loaded'] === FALSE && $is_admin_page) {
+          drupal_set_message(
+            t('The <a href="@link">css3-mediaqueries-js</a> library must be downloaded to support media queries in Internet Explorer prior to version 9.
+               Download and save css3-mediaqueries.js into sites/all/libraries/css3-mediaqueries, and Fusion will load the library when IE is detected.',
+               array('@link' => $library_info['download url'])
+            ),
+            'error');
+        }
       }
-    }
+    }    
   }
 }
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