diff --git a/include/tests_php b/include/tests_php
index e084dd3b..5337f9a0 100644
--- a/include/tests_php
+++ b/include/tests_php
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
     # Test        : PHP-2368
     # Description : Check php register_globals option
     # Notes       : Don't test for it if PHP version is 5.4.0 or later (it has been removed)
-    if [ ! "${PHPINIFILE}" = "" -a ! "${PHPVERSION}" = "" ]; then
+    if [ ! "${PHPINIFILE}" = "" -a ! "${PHPVERSION}" = "" -a ! "${EGREPBINARY}" = "" ]; then
        FIND=`echo ${PHPVERSION} | ${EGREPBINARY} "^(4.|5.[0-3])"`
        if [ "${FIND}" = "" ]; then
            PREQS_MET="NO"; Debug "Found most likely PHP version 5.4.0 or higher (${PHPVERSION}) which does not use register_globals"
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@
            PREQS_MET="YES"; Debug "Found PHP version 4 or up to 5.3 (${FIND}) which we are going to scan"
         fi
      else
+       PREQS_MET="NO"
        Debug "Skipping test: php.ini not found, or PHP version empty"
        Debug "php.ini: ${PHPINIFILE}"
        Debug "version: ${PHPVERSION}"