diff --git a/lib/Controller/SettingsController.php b/lib/Controller/SettingsController.php
index dbd995d6..a189ec7a 100644
--- a/lib/Controller/SettingsController.php
+++ b/lib/Controller/SettingsController.php
@@ -322,8 +322,7 @@ private function validateBoolean($val)
 	private function isPasswordConfirmationRequired()
 	{
 		$version = \OCP\Util::getVersion();
-		preg_match('/^([0-9]+)\.', $version, $versionMatches);
-		$majorVersion = intval($versionMatches[1]);
+		$majorVersion = intval($version[0]);
 
 		// copied from owncloud/settings/ajax/installapp.php
 		$lastConfirm = (int) \OC::$server->getSession()->get('last-password-confirm');