diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/DatabaseCacheTagsChecksum.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/DatabaseCacheTagsChecksum.php
index 63420aa..0924c00 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/DatabaseCacheTagsChecksum.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/DatabaseCacheTagsChecksum.php
@@ -108,14 +108,17 @@ public function calculateChecksum(array $tags) {
     if ($query_tags) {
       $db_tags = array();
       try {
-        $db_tags = $this->connection->select('cachetags', 'ct')
-          ->condition('tag', $query_tags, 'IN')
-          ->fields('ct', array('tag', 'invalidations'))
-          ->execute()
+        // Add a transaction because this query is anticipated to fail because
+        // cache-related tables are not gauranteed to exist.
+        // @todo Revisit after https://www.drupal.org/node/2371709
+        $txn = $this->connection->startTransaction('cache_tags');
+        $db_tags = $this->connection->query('SELECT tag, invalidations FROM {cachetags} WHERE tag IN ( :tags[] )', array(':tags[]' => $query_tags))
           ->fetchAllKeyed();
+        $this->connection->popTransaction('cache_tags');
         $this->tagCache += $db_tags;
       }
       catch (\Exception $e) {
+        $txn->rollback();
         // If the table does not exist yet, create.
         if (!$this->ensureTableExists()) {
           $this->catchException($e);