diff --git a/Civi/Install/Requirements.php b/Civi/Install/Requirements.php
index fb61a9966daa..586a0c75d2de 100644
--- a/Civi/Install/Requirements.php
+++ b/Civi/Install/Requirements.php
@@ -307,7 +307,8 @@ public function checkMysqlVersion(array $db_config) {
       return $results;
     }
 
-    if (version_compare($info, $min) == -1) {
+    $versionDetails = mysqli_query($conn, 'SELECT version() as version')->fetch_assoc();
+    if (version_compare($versionDetails['version'], $min) == -1) {
       $results['severity'] = $this::REQUIREMENT_ERROR;
       $results['details'] = "MySQL version is {$info}; minimum required is {$min}";
       return $results;