diff --git a/src/bin/psql/describe.c b/src/bin/psql/describe.c
new file mode 100644
index 8dfb570..2cfacd3
*** a/src/bin/psql/describe.c
--- b/src/bin/psql/describe.c
*************** listCollations(const char *pattern, bool
*** 3061,3066 ****
--- 3061,3073 ----
  	printQueryOpt myopt = pset.popt;
  	static const bool translate_columns[] = {false, false, false, false, false};
  
+ 	if (pset.sversion < 90100)
+ 	{
+ 		fprintf(stderr, _("The server (version %d.%d) does not support collations.\n"),
+ 				pset.sversion / 10000, (pset.sversion / 100) % 100);
+ 		return true;
+ 	}
+ 
  	initPQExpBuffer(&buf);
  
  	printfPQExpBuffer(&buf,