diff --git a/src/Symfony/Installer/DownloadCommand.php b/src/Symfony/Installer/DownloadCommand.php
index 1d24b44..142a3c5 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Installer/DownloadCommand.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Installer/DownloadCommand.php
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ protected function isEmptyDirectory($dir)
      */
     protected function isSymfony3()
     {
-        return $this->version && '3' === $this->version[0];
+        return '3' === $this->version[0] || 'latest' === $this->version;
     }
 
     private function enableSignalHandler()