diff --git a/projectile.el b/projectile.el
index f746c0ba2..2b29bb26c 100644
--- a/projectile.el
+++ b/projectile.el
@@ -4221,7 +4221,8 @@ installed to work."
 
 A thin wrapper around `xref-references-in-directory'."
   (interactive)
-  (when (fboundp 'xref-references-in-directory)
+  (when (and (fboundp 'xref-references-in-directory)
+             (fboundp 'xref--show-refs))
     (let ((project-root (projectile-acquire-root))
           (symbol (or symbol (read-from-minibuffer "Lookup in project: " (projectile-symbol-at-point)))))
       (xref--show-xrefs (xref-references-in-directory symbol project-root) nil))))