diff --git a/include/tests_php b/include/tests_php
index 8345712f..8a7db951 100644
--- a/include/tests_php
+++ b/include/tests_php
@@ -128,17 +128,21 @@
     # 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}" = "" -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 (${PHPVERSION}) which does not use register_globals"
-         else
-           PREQS_MET="YES"; Debug "Found PHP version 4 or up to 5.3 (${FIND}) which we are going to scan"
+        if [ -f "${PHPINIFILE}" ]; 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 (${PHPVERSION}) which does not use register_globals"
+              else
+               PREQS_MET="YES"; Debug "Found PHP version 4 or up to 5.3 (${FIND}) which we are going to scan"
+            fi
+          else
+            Debug "File php.ini (${PHPINIFILE}) not found"
         fi
-     else
-       PREQS_MET="NO"
-       Debug "Skipping test: php.ini not found, or PHP version empty"
-       Debug "php.ini: ${PHPINIFILE}"
-       Debug "version: ${PHPVERSION}"
+    else
+      PREQS_MET="NO"
+      Debug "Skipping test: php.ini not found, or PHP version empty"
+      Debug "php.ini: ${PHPINIFILE}"
+      Debug "version: ${PHPVERSION}"
     fi
     Register --test-no PHP-2368 --preqs-met ${PREQS_MET} --weight L --network NO --description "Check PHP register_globals option"
     if [ ${SKIPTEST} -eq 0 ]; then