diff --git a/src/Capsule/Collection.php b/src/Capsule/Collection.php
index de37dd8..ad51e13 100644
--- a/src/Capsule/Collection.php
+++ b/src/Capsule/Collection.php
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ private function prepareQuery(string $method, $filters, $data, array $options):
 
     private function translateReadPreference(ReadPreference $readPreference): string
     {
-        if (version_compare(phpversion('mongodb'), '1.20.0', '>=')) {
+        if (method_exists(ReadPreference::class, 'getModeString')) {
             return $readPreference->getModeString();
         }