diff --git a/libraries/common.inc.php b/libraries/common.inc.php
index a8412dd446..7d795a480a 100644
--- a/libraries/common.inc.php
+++ b/libraries/common.inc.php
@@ -1027,10 +1027,10 @@ if (! defined('PMA_MINIMUM_COMMON')) {
         /* Log success */
         PMA_logUser($cfg['Server']['user']);
 
-        if (PMA_MYSQL_INT_VERSION < 50500) {
+        if (PMA_MYSQL_INT_VERSION < $cfg['MysqlMinVersion']['internal']) {
             PMA_fatalError(
                 __('You should upgrade to %s %s or later.'),
-                array('MySQL', '5.5.0')
+                array('MySQL', $cfg['MysqlMinVersion']['human'])
             );
         }
 
diff --git a/libraries/config.default.php b/libraries/config.default.php
index 06cb63ebad..79cb5390b9 100644
--- a/libraries/config.default.php
+++ b/libraries/config.default.php
@@ -3065,4 +3065,15 @@ $cfg['maxRowPlotLimit'] = 500;
  */
 $cfg['ShowGitRevision'] = true;
 
+/**
+ * MySQL minimal version required
+ *
+ * @global array $cfg['MysqlMinVersion']
+ */
+$cfg['MysqlMinVersion'] = array(
+    'internal' => 50500,
+    'human' => '5.5.0'
+);
+
+
 ?>