diff --git a/wp-includes/wp-db.php b/wp-includes/wp-db.php
index d2f79a6399..8f136ad54d 100644
--- a/wp-includes/wp-db.php
+++ b/wp-includes/wp-db.php
@@ -1044,15 +1044,16 @@ class wpdb {
 	 *
 	 * @since 2.5.0
 	 * @uses $wp_version
+	 * @uses $required_mysql_version
 	 *
 	 * @return WP_Error
 	 */
 	function check_database_version()
 	{
-		global $wp_version;
-		// Make sure the server has MySQL 4.1.2
-		if ( version_compare($this->db_version(), '4.1.2', '<') )
-			return new WP_Error('database_version',sprintf(__('<strong>ERROR</strong>: WordPress %s requires MySQL 4.1.2 or higher'), $wp_version));
+		global $wp_version, $required_mysql_version;
+		// Make sure the server has the required MySQL version
+		if ( version_compare($this->db_version(), $required_mysql_version, '<') )
+			return new WP_Error('database_version',sprintf(__('<strong>ERROR</strong>: WordPress %1$s requires MySQL %2$s or higher'), $wp_version, $required_mysql_version));
 	}
 
 	/**