diff --git a/administrator/components/com_admin/script.php b/administrator/components/com_admin/script.php
index 6f4ee3753fdf0..939f48575ab46 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_admin/script.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_admin/script.php
@@ -1662,13 +1662,13 @@ private function serverClaimsUtf8mb4Support($format)
 				$client_version = false;
 		}
 
-		if ($client_version)
+		if ($client_version && version_compare($server_version, '5.5.3', '>='))
 		{
 			if (strpos($client_version, 'mysqlnd') !== false)
 			{
 				$client_version = preg_replace('/^\D+([\d.]+).*/', '$1', $client_version);
 
-				return (version_compare($client_version, '5.0.9', '>=') && version_compare($server_version, '5.5.3', '>='));
+				return (version_compare($client_version, '5.0.9', '>=');
 			}
 			else
 			{