diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index 8c9a1d6c2..3841369fb 100644
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
@@ -83,12 +83,12 @@
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/composer/semver.git",
-                "reference": "e639bd3c21f90c8368e6c4a87fd4491f8b21eb2c"
+                "reference": "594e5242ff1ba3aac2f4b8401d3f1ca1d781fd89"
             },
             "dist": {
                 "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/composer/semver/zipball/e639bd3c21f90c8368e6c4a87fd4491f8b21eb2c",
-                "reference": "e639bd3c21f90c8368e6c4a87fd4491f8b21eb2c",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/composer/semver/zipball/594e5242ff1ba3aac2f4b8401d3f1ca1d781fd89",
+                "reference": "594e5242ff1ba3aac2f4b8401d3f1ca1d781fd89",
                 "shasum": ""
             },
             "require": {
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
                     "type": "tidelift"
                 }
             ],
-            "time": "2020-05-19T14:21:25+00:00"
+            "time": "2020-05-19T14:49:33+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "composer/spdx-licenses",
diff --git a/src/Composer/Autoload/AutoloadGenerator.php b/src/Composer/Autoload/AutoloadGenerator.php
index c531b3424..67eb2506c 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Autoload/AutoloadGenerator.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Autoload/AutoloadGenerator.php
@@ -648,14 +648,34 @@ EOF;
             return implode('.', $chunks);
         };
 
-        $lowestOperator = $lowestPhpVersion->isInclusive() ? '>=' : '>';
-        $highestOperator = $highestPhpVersion->isInclusive() ? '<=' : '<';
-        $lowestPhpVersionId = $formatToPhpVersionId($lowestPhpVersion);
-        $highestPhpVersionId = $formatToPhpVersionId($highestPhpVersion);
-        $lowestPhpVersion = $formatToHumanReadable($lowestPhpVersion);
-        $highestPhpVersion = $formatToHumanReadable($highestPhpVersion);
-        $requiredExtensions = implode('', $requiredExtensions);
+        $requiredPhp = array();
+        $requiredPhpError = array();
+        if (!$lowestPhpVersion->isZero()) {
+            $operator = $lowestPhpVersion->isInclusive() ? '>=' : '>';
+            $requiredPhp[] = 'PHP_VERSION_ID '.$operator.' '.$formatToPhpVersionId($lowestPhpVersion);
+            $requiredPhpError[] = '"'.$operator.' '.$formatToHumanReadable($lowestPhpVersion).'"';
+        }
+        if (!$highestPhpVersion->isPositiveInfinity()) {
+            $operator = $highestPhpVersion->isInclusive() ? '<=' : '<';
+            $requiredPhp[] = 'PHP_VERSION_ID '.$operator.' '.$formatToPhpVersionId($highestPhpVersion);
+            $requiredPhpError[] = '"'.$operator.' '.$formatToHumanReadable($highestPhpVersion).'"';
+        }
 
+        if ($requiredPhp) {
+            $requiredPhp = implode(' && ', $requiredPhp);
+            $requiredPhpError = implode(' and ', $requiredPhpError);
+            $requiredPhp = <<<PHP_CHECK
+
+if (!($requiredPhp)) {
+    \$issues[] = 'Your Composer dependencies require a PHP version $requiredPhpError. You are running ' . PHP_VERSION  .  '.';
+}
+
+PHP_CHECK;
+        } else {
+            $requiredPhp = '';
+        }
+
+        $requiredExtensions = implode('', $requiredExtensions);
         if ('' !== $requiredExtensions) {
             $requiredExtensions = <<<EXT_CHECKS
 
@@ -674,11 +694,7 @@ EXT_CHECKS;
 // platform_check.php @generated by Composer
 
 \$issues = array();
-
-if (!(PHP_VERSION_ID $lowestOperator $lowestPhpVersionId && PHP_VERSION_ID $highestOperator $highestPhpVersionId)) {
-    \$issues[] = 'Your Composer dependencies require a PHP version "$lowestOperator $lowestPhpVersion" and "$highestOperator $highestPhpVersion". You are running ' . PHP_VERSION  .  '.';
-}
-$requiredExtensions
+${requiredPhp}${requiredExtensions}
 if (\$issues) {
     echo 'Composer detected issues in your platform:' . "\\n\\n" . implode("\\n", \$issues);
     exit(104);
diff --git a/tests/Composer/Test/Autoload/Fixtures/platform/no_php_lower_bound.php b/tests/Composer/Test/Autoload/Fixtures/platform/no_php_lower_bound.php
index 1339d2b76..373d93ff5 100644
--- a/tests/Composer/Test/Autoload/Fixtures/platform/no_php_lower_bound.php
+++ b/tests/Composer/Test/Autoload/Fixtures/platform/no_php_lower_bound.php
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 $issues = array();
 
-if (!(PHP_VERSION_ID >= 0 && PHP_VERSION_ID < 80000)) {
-    $issues[] = 'Your Composer dependencies require a PHP version ">= 0" and "< 8.0.0". You are running ' . PHP_VERSION  .  '.';
+if (!(PHP_VERSION_ID < 80000)) {
+    $issues[] = 'Your Composer dependencies require a PHP version "< 8.0.0". You are running ' . PHP_VERSION  .  '.';
 }
 
 if ($issues) {
diff --git a/tests/Composer/Test/Autoload/Fixtures/platform/no_php_required.php b/tests/Composer/Test/Autoload/Fixtures/platform/no_php_required.php
index 0cd09927a..f3ae3e071 100644
--- a/tests/Composer/Test/Autoload/Fixtures/platform/no_php_required.php
+++ b/tests/Composer/Test/Autoload/Fixtures/platform/no_php_required.php
@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@
 
 $issues = array();
 
-if (!(PHP_VERSION_ID >= 0 && PHP_VERSION_ID < 99999)) {
-    $issues[] = 'Your Composer dependencies require a PHP version ">= 0" and "< 99999". You are running ' . PHP_VERSION  .  '.';
-}
-
 $missingExtensions = array();
 extension_loaded('json') || $missingExtensions[] = 'json';
 extension_loaded('xml') || $missingExtensions[] = 'xml';
diff --git a/tests/Composer/Test/Autoload/Fixtures/platform/no_php_upper_bound.php b/tests/Composer/Test/Autoload/Fixtures/platform/no_php_upper_bound.php
index 838cbbbba..85a922d49 100644
--- a/tests/Composer/Test/Autoload/Fixtures/platform/no_php_upper_bound.php
+++ b/tests/Composer/Test/Autoload/Fixtures/platform/no_php_upper_bound.php
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 $issues = array();
 
-if (!(PHP_VERSION_ID >= 70200 && PHP_VERSION_ID < 99999)) {
-    $issues[] = 'Your Composer dependencies require a PHP version ">= 7.2.0" and "< 99999". You are running ' . PHP_VERSION  .  '.';
+if (!(PHP_VERSION_ID >= 70200)) {
+    $issues[] = 'Your Composer dependencies require a PHP version ">= 7.2.0". You are running ' . PHP_VERSION  .  '.';
 }
 
 if ($issues) {
diff --git a/tests/Composer/Test/Autoload/Fixtures/platform/replaced_provided_exts.php b/tests/Composer/Test/Autoload/Fixtures/platform/replaced_provided_exts.php
index d57294f0b..8056909d6 100644
--- a/tests/Composer/Test/Autoload/Fixtures/platform/replaced_provided_exts.php
+++ b/tests/Composer/Test/Autoload/Fixtures/platform/replaced_provided_exts.php
@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@
 
 $issues = array();
 
-if (!(PHP_VERSION_ID >= 0 && PHP_VERSION_ID < 99999)) {
-    $issues[] = 'Your Composer dependencies require a PHP version ">= 0" and "< 99999". You are running ' . PHP_VERSION  .  '.';
-}
-
 $missingExtensions = array();
 extension_loaded('pdo') || $missingExtensions[] = 'pdo';