diff --git a/src/Composer/Package/Archiver/ZipArchiver.php b/src/Composer/Package/Archiver/ZipArchiver.php
index ec241a026..c0ce41d65 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Package/Archiver/ZipArchiver.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Package/Archiver/ZipArchiver.php
@@ -51,8 +51,9 @@ class ZipArchiver implements ArchiverInterface
 
                 /**
                  * ZipArchive::setExternalAttributesName is available from >= PHP 5.6
+                 * setExternalAttributesName() is only available with libzip 0.11.2 or above
                  */
-                if (PHP_VERSION_ID >= 50600) {
+                if (PHP_VERSION_ID >= 50600 && method_exists($zip, 'setExternalAttributesName')) {
                     $perms = fileperms($filepath);
 
                     /**