diff --git a/cli.js b/cli.js
index ccb5ff5d..574e59eb 100755
--- a/cli.js
+++ b/cli.js
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 'use strict'
 
-var nodeVersionInfo = process.versions.node.split('.').map(function (n) { return Number(n) })
-if (nodeVersionInfo < [4, 0, 0]) {
+var semver = require('semver')
+if (semver.lt(process.versions.node, '4.0.0')) {
   console.error('CANNOT RUN WITH NODE ' + process.versions.node)
   console.error('Electron Packager requires Node 4.0 or above.')
   process.exit(1)