diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Connection.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Connection.php
index 791bf7a..4d916c2 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Connection.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Connection.php
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ public function getFullQualifiedTableName($table) {
   public function prepareQuery($query) {
     $query = $this->prefixTables($query);
 
-    return $this->connection->prepare($query);
+    return $this->prepare($query);
   }
 
   /**