diff --git a/src/Composer/Package/Version/VersionParser.php b/src/Composer/Package/Version/VersionParser.php
index de0c624f3..71f39ee54 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Package/Version/VersionParser.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Package/Version/VersionParser.php
@@ -416,7 +416,11 @@ class VersionParser
             $lowVersion = $this->normalize($matches['from']);
             $lowerBound = new VersionConstraint('>=', $lowVersion . $lowStabilitySuffix);
 
-            if ((!empty($matches[11]) && !empty($matches[12])) || !empty($matches[14]) || !empty($matches[16])) {
+            $empty = function ($x) {
+                return ($x === 0 || $x === "0") ? false : empty($x);
+            };
+
+            if ((!$empty($matches[11]) && !$empty($matches[12])) || !empty($matches[14]) || !empty($matches[16])) {
                 $highVersion = $this->normalize($matches['to']);
                 $upperBound = new VersionConstraint('<=', $highVersion);
             } else {