diff --git a/workspace/Dockerfile b/workspace/Dockerfile
index 9d514654..88cddf3f 100644
--- a/workspace/Dockerfile
+++ b/workspace/Dockerfile
@@ -574,9 +574,15 @@ RUN if [ ${INSTALL_LIBPNG} = true ]; then \
 ARG INSTALL_INOTIFY=false
 
 RUN if [ ${INSTALL_INOTIFY} = true ]; then \
-    pecl -q install inotify && \
-    echo "extension=inotify.so" >> /etc/php/${LARADOCK_PHP_VERSION}/mods-available/inotify.ini && \
-    ln -s /etc/php/${LARADOCK_PHP_VERSION}/mods-available/inotify.ini /etc/php/${LARADOCK_PHP_VERSION}/cli/conf.d/20-inotify.ini \
+    if [ $(php -r "echo PHP_MAJOR_VERSION;") != "5" ]; then \
+      pecl -q install inotify-0.1.6 && \
+      echo "extension=inotify.so" >> /etc/php/${LARADOCK_PHP_VERSION}/mods-available/inotify.ini && \
+      ln -s /etc/php/${LARADOCK_PHP_VERSION}/mods-available/inotify.ini /etc/php/${LARADOCK_PHP_VERSION}/cli/conf.d/20-inotify.ini \
+    else \
+      pecl -q install inotify && \
+      echo "extension=inotify.so" >> /etc/php/${LARADOCK_PHP_VERSION}/mods-available/inotify.ini && \
+      ln -s /etc/php/${LARADOCK_PHP_VERSION}/mods-available/inotify.ini /etc/php/${LARADOCK_PHP_VERSION}/cli/conf.d/20-inotify.ini \
+    ;fi \
 ;fi
 
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