diff --git a/apc.install b/apc.install
index e64114a..683028f 100644
--- a/apc.install
+++ b/apc.install
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ function apc_requirements($phase) {
     $cache['start_time'] = isset($cache['start_time']) ? $cache['start_time'] : $cache['stime'];
 
   }
+  // account for installation via drush
+  elseif (drupal_is_cli() && function_exists('drush_log') && $phase == 'install') {
+    $requirements['apc']['severity'] = REQUIREMENT_INFO;
+    drush_log(dt('The APC module needs the apc extension but we cannot reliable detect this via drush. Ensure that you have APC installed on the server before enabling this.'), 'ok');
+    return $requirements;
+  }
   else {
     $version = phpversion('apc');
     $name = $t('APCu');