diff --git a/src/Composer/Command/BaseDependencyCommand.php b/src/Composer/Command/BaseDependencyCommand.php
index 31975b5ac..2ac82a764 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Command/BaseDependencyCommand.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Command/BaseDependencyCommand.php
@@ -182,7 +182,11 @@ class BaseDependencyCommand extends BaseCommand
         $renderer = new Table($output);
         $renderer->setStyle('compact');
         $rendererStyle = $renderer->getStyle();
-        $rendererStyle->setVerticalBorderChar('');
+        if (method_exists($rendererStyle, 'setVerticalBorderChars')) {
+            $rendererStyle->setVerticalBorderChars('');
+        } else {
+            $rendererStyle->setVerticalBorderChar('');
+        }
         $rendererStyle->setCellRowContentFormat('%s  ');
         $renderer->setRows($table)->render();
     }
diff --git a/src/Composer/Command/CheckPlatformReqsCommand.php b/src/Composer/Command/CheckPlatformReqsCommand.php
index e0e2b612b..68b55932d 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Command/CheckPlatformReqsCommand.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Command/CheckPlatformReqsCommand.php
@@ -174,7 +174,11 @@ EOT
         $renderer = new Table($output);
         $renderer->setStyle('compact');
         $rendererStyle = $renderer->getStyle();
-        $rendererStyle->setVerticalBorderChar('');
+        if (method_exists($rendererStyle, 'setVerticalBorderChars')) {
+            $rendererStyle->setVerticalBorderChars('');
+        } else {
+            $rendererStyle->setVerticalBorderChar('');
+        }
         $rendererStyle->setCellRowContentFormat('%s  ');
         $renderer->setRows($table)->render();
     }
diff --git a/src/Composer/Command/LicensesCommand.php b/src/Composer/Command/LicensesCommand.php
index 7537945e9..85cb64a7f 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Command/LicensesCommand.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Command/LicensesCommand.php
@@ -77,7 +77,11 @@ EOT
                 $table = new Table($output);
                 $table->setStyle('compact');
                 $tableStyle = $table->getStyle();
-                $tableStyle->setVerticalBorderChar('');
+                if (method_exists($tableStyle, 'setVerticalBorderChars')) {
+                    $tableStyle->setVerticalBorderChars('');
+                } else {
+                    $tableStyle->setVerticalBorderChar('');
+                }
                 $tableStyle->setCellRowContentFormat('%s  ');
                 $table->setHeaders(array('Name', 'Version', 'License'));
                 foreach ($packages as $package) {
diff --git a/src/Composer/Command/RunScriptCommand.php b/src/Composer/Command/RunScriptCommand.php
index a110cc3d6..1d1b6be76 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Command/RunScriptCommand.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Command/RunScriptCommand.php
@@ -133,7 +133,11 @@ EOT
         $renderer = new Table($output);
         $renderer->setStyle('compact');
         $rendererStyle = $renderer->getStyle();
-        $rendererStyle->setVerticalBorderChar('');
+        if (method_exists($rendererStyle, 'setVerticalBorderChars')) {
+            $rendererStyle->setVerticalBorderChars('');
+        } else {
+            $rendererStyle->setVerticalBorderChar('');
+        }
         $rendererStyle->setCellRowContentFormat('%s  ');
         $renderer->setRows($table)->render();