diff --git a/module/install/model.php b/module/install/model.php
index 29e415d3f9..cfbf55af8d 100644
--- a/module/install/model.php
+++ b/module/install/model.php
@@ -133,10 +133,14 @@ class installModel extends model
      */
     public function getSessionSavePath()
     {
-        $result['path']     = session_save_path();
-        $result['exists']   = is_dir($result['path']);
-        $result['writable'] = is_writable($result['path']);
-        return $result;
+        if(preg_match('/WIN/i', PHP_OS))
+        {
+            $result['path']     = session_save_path();
+            $result['exists']   = is_dir($result['path']);
+            $result['writable'] = is_writable($result['path']);
+            return $result;
+        }
+        return array('path' => '/tmp', 'exists' => true, 'writable' => true);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -147,8 +151,12 @@ class installModel extends model
      */
     public function checkSessionSavePath()
     {
-        $sessionSavePath = session_save_path();
-        return $result   = (is_dir($sessionSavePath) and is_writable($sessionSavePath)) ? 'ok' : 'fail'; 
+        if(preg_match('/WIN/i', PHP_OS))
+        {
+            $sessionSavePath = session_save_path();
+            return $result   = (is_dir($sessionSavePath) and is_writable($sessionSavePath)) ? 'ok' : 'fail'; 
+        }
+        return 'ok';
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/module/install/view/step1.html.php b/module/install/view/step1.html.php
index 80cc0f6b97..f1f8462140 100644
--- a/module/install/view/step1.html.php
+++ b/module/install/view/step1.html.php
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
       ?>
     </td>
   </tr>
+  <?php if(preg_match('/WIN/i', PHP_OS)):?>
   <tr>
     <th><?php echo $lang->install->session;?></th>
     <td>
@@ -97,10 +98,11 @@
       ?>
     </td>
   </tr>
+  <?php endif;?>
   <tr>
     <td colspan='4'>
     <?php
-    if($phpResult == 'ok' and $pdoResult == 'ok' and $pdoMySQLResult == 'ok' and $tmpRootResult == 'ok' and $dataRootResult == 'ok')
+    if($phpResult == 'ok' and $pdoResult == 'ok' and $pdoMySQLResult == 'ok' and $tmpRootResult == 'ok' and $dataRootResult == 'ok' and $sessionResult == 'ok')
     {
         echo html::a($this->createLink('install', 'step2'), $lang->install->next);
     }