diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 97bd948ed17..87b984a3ac9 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ PHP                                                                        NEWS
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 ?? ??? ????, PHP 8.2.9
 
+- Build:
+  . Fix GH-11522: PHP version check fails with '-' separator. (SVGAnimate)
+
 - CLI:
   . Fix interrupted CLI output causing the process to exit. (nielsdos)
 
diff --git a/build/php.m4 b/build/php.m4
index 637b2a18016..827cd7932fe 100644
--- a/build/php.m4
+++ b/build/php.m4
@@ -1892,7 +1892,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([PHP_PROG_PHP],[
 
   if test -n "$PHP"; then
     AC_MSG_CHECKING([for php version])
-    php_version=$($PHP -v | head -n1 | cut -d ' ' -f 2)
+    php_version=$($PHP -v | head -n1 | cut -d ' ' -f 2 | cut -d '-' -f 1)
     if test -z "$php_version"; then
       php_version=0.0.0
     fi