diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Terminal.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Terminal.php
index b8cc04e2ec32..5e5a3c2f767d 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Terminal.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Terminal.php
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ public static function hasSttyAvailable()
             return self::$stty;
         }
 
+        // skip check if exec function is disabled
+        if (!\function_exists('exec')) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         exec('stty 2>&1', $output, $exitcode);
 
         return self::$stty = 0 === $exitcode;