diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/mysql/Install/Tasks.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/mysql/Install/Tasks.php
index 271cdafe57..7f3d2ef841 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/mysql/Install/Tasks.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/mysql/Install/Tasks.php
@@ -61,20 +61,37 @@ public function name() {
    */
   public function minimumVersion() {
     $version = Database::getConnection()->version();
+    $distro = $this->getDistributionFromVersion($version);
 
+    if ($distro === 'mariadb') {
+      return self::MARIADB_MINIMUM_VERSION;
+    }
+
+    return self::MYSQL_MINIMUM_VERSION;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Determines which MySQL-equivalent distribution a given version signifies.
+   *
+   * @param string $version
+   *   The version string.
+   *
+   * @return string
+   *   The distribution name.
+   */
+  protected function getDistributionFromVersion(string $version): string {
     // MariaDB's version numbers diverged from MySQL's after 5.5.
     // @see https://downloads.mariadb.org/mariadb/+releases/
-    // Since then they take the form "x.y.z-MariaDB" and have a different
-    // minimum requirement. Earlier versions can fall back to MySQL's minimum.
+    // Since then they take the form "x.y.z-MariaDB". Earlier versions can be
+    // safely treated as MySQL.
     if (stripos($version, 'mariadb')) {
-      return self::MARIADB_MINIMUM_VERSION;
+      return 'mariadb';
     }
 
-    // MySQL and Percona Server version numbers stay in sync and have the same
-    // minimum requirement.
+    // MySQL and Percona Server version numbers stay in sync.
     // @see https://downloads.mysql.com/archives/community/
     // @see https://www.percona.com/doc/percona-server/LATEST/release-notes/release-notes_index.html
-    return self::MYSQL_MINIMUM_VERSION;
+    return 'mysql';
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Database/Driver/mysql/MysqlTasksTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Database/Driver/mysql/MysqlTasksTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e41b5d6093
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Database/Driver/mysql/MysqlTasksTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\Tests\Core\Database\Driver\pgsql;
+
+use Drupal\Core\Database\Driver\mysql\Install\Tasks;
+use Drupal\Tests\UnitTestCase;
+
+/**
+ * @coversDefaultClass \Drupal\Core\Database\Driver\mysql\Install\Tasks
+ * @group Database
+ */
+class MysqlTasksTest extends UnitTestCase {
+
+  /**
+   * @dataProvider providerGetDistributionFromVersion
+   */
+  public function testGetDistributionFromVersion($version, $expected): void {
+    $tasks = new class extends Tasks {
+      public function getDistributionFromVersion(string $version): string {
+        return parent::getDistributionFromVersion($version);
+      }
+    };
+
+    $actual = $tasks->getDistributionFromVersion($version);
+
+    $this->assertEquals($expected, $actual);
+  }
+
+  public function providerGetDistributionFromVersion(): array {
+    return [
+      'MariaDB' => ['10.2.0-MariaDB', 'mariadb'],
+      'MySQL' => ['5.7.28', 'mysql'],
+      'Percona Server' => ['5.7.28-31', 'mysql'],
+      'Default' => ['Literally anything else', 'mysql'],
+    ];
+  }
+
+}