diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index cbb2659199..cec66fde5b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ phpMyAdmin - ChangeLog
 - rfe #1489 Do not show create icon when user has no privileges
 - bug #4218 Chrome behavior with date fields
 - bug #3579 NOW() function incorrectly selected (regression)
+- bug #4244 Advisor complaints about MariaDB 10.x is version less than 5.1
 
 4.1.5.0 (2014-01-17)
 - bug #3780 Allow aborting loading pages
diff --git a/libraries/advisory_rules.txt b/libraries/advisory_rules.txt
index 354791c12b..ad0ca775b9 100644
--- a/libraries/advisory_rules.txt
+++ b/libraries/advisory_rules.txt
@@ -99,14 +99,14 @@ rule 'Slow query logging' [!PMA_DRIZZLE && PMA_MYSQL_INT_VERSION >= 50600]
 # versions
 rule 'Release Series' [!PMA_DRIZZLE]
 	version
-	substr(value,0,1) <= 5 && substr(value,2,1) < 1
+	substr(value,0,2) <= '5.' && substr(value,2,1) < 1
 	The MySQL server version less than 5.1.
 	You should upgrade, as MySQL 5.1 has improved performance, and MySQL 5.5 even more so.
 	Current version: %s | value
 
 rule 'Minor Version' [! fired('Release Series')]
 	version
-	substr(value,0,1) <= 5 && substr(value,2,1) < 1 && substr(value,4,2) < 30
+	substr(value,0,2) <= '5.' && substr(value,2,1) <= 1 && substr(value,4,2) < 30
 	Version less than 5.1.30 (the first GA release of 5.1).
 	You should upgrade, as recent versions of MySQL 5.1 have improved performance and MySQL 5.5 even more so.
 	Current version: %s | value