diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Utility/Unicode.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Utility/Unicode.php
index e0a136a..4db1237 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Utility/Unicode.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Utility/Unicode.php
@@ -163,7 +163,8 @@ public static function check() {
       static::$status = static::STATUS_ERROR;
       return 'mbstring.encoding_translation';
     }
-    if (ini_get('mbstring.http_input') != 'pass') {
+    // mbstring.http_input is deprecated and empty by default in PHP 5.6.
+    if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.6.0') == -1 && ini_get('mbstring.http_input') != 'pass') {
       static::$status = static::STATUS_ERROR;
       return 'mbstring.http_input';
     }