diff --git a/Form/FOSUBRegistrationFormHandler.php b/Form/FOSUBRegistrationFormHandler.php
index 406602ae2..ca7d6c844 100644
--- a/Form/FOSUBRegistrationFormHandler.php
+++ b/Form/FOSUBRegistrationFormHandler.php
@@ -159,8 +159,10 @@ protected function setUserInformation(UserInterface $user, UserResponseInterface
         $accessor = PropertyAccess::createPropertyAccessor();
         $accessor->setValue($user, 'username', $this->getUniqueUserName($userInformation->getNickname()));
 
-        if ($accessor->isWritable($user, 'email')) {
+        if (method_exists($accessor, 'isWritable') && $accessor->isWritable($user, 'email')) {
             $accessor->setValue($user, 'email', $userInformation->getEmail());
+        } elseif (method_exists($user, 'setEmail')) {
+            $user->setEmail($userInformation->getEmail());
         }
 
         return $user;