diff --git a/DependencyInjection/LexikTranslationExtension.php b/DependencyInjection/LexikTranslationExtension.php
index 2a869ed8..3d573f30 100644
--- a/DependencyInjection/LexikTranslationExtension.php
+++ b/DependencyInjection/LexikTranslationExtension.php
@@ -138,9 +138,18 @@ public function prepend(ContainerBuilder $container)
             return;
         }
 
+        $rootDir = 'vendor/lexik/translation-bundle/Resources/views';
+
+        // Only symfony versions >= 3.3 include the kernel.project_dir parameter
+        if (Kernel::VERSION_ID >= 30300) {
+            $rootDir = '%kernel.project_dir%/'.$rootDir;
+        } else {
+            $rootDir = '%kernel.root_dir%/../'.$rootDir;
+        }
+
         $container->prependExtensionConfig('twig', [
             'paths' => [
-                '%kernel.project_dir%/vendor/lexik/translation-bundle/Resources/views' => 'LexikTranslationBundle'
+                $rootDir => 'LexikTranslationBundle'
             ]
         ]);
     }