diff --git a/src/wp-admin/upgrade.php b/src/wp-admin/upgrade.php
index 339e3deda8..65a32dd916 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/upgrade.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/upgrade.php
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ header( 'Content-Type: ' . get_option( 'html_type' ) . '; charset=' . get_option
 <body class="wp-core-ui">
 <p id="logo"><a href="<?php echo esc_url( __( 'https://wordpress.org/' ) ); ?>"><?php _e( 'WordPress' ); ?></a></p>
 
-<?php if ( get_option( 'db_version' ) == $wp_db_version || ! is_blog_installed() ) : ?>
+<?php if ( (int) get_option( 'db_version' ) === $wp_db_version || ! is_blog_installed() ) : ?>
 
 <h1><?php _e( 'No Update Required' ); ?></h1>
 <p><?php _e( 'Your WordPress database is already up to date!' ); ?></p>
