diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2b7289193..6380260f1 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2002,7 +2002,7 @@ if test x"${PHPBIN}" = xno; then
     PHP=
 else
     if test "x$PHPBIN" = xyes; then
-      AC_CHECK_PROGS(PHP, [php7.1 php7.0 php])
+      AC_CHECK_PROGS(PHP, [php7.3 php7.2 php7.1 php7.0 php])
     else
       PHP=$PHPBIN
     fi