diff --git a/exposed-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Database.kt b/exposed-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Database.kt
index 022f6c600c..6191a3fa9d 100644
--- a/exposed-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Database.kt
+++ b/exposed-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Database.kt
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class Database private constructor(
 
     /** Whether the version number of the database is equal to or greater than the provided [majorVersion] and [minorVersion]. */
     fun isVersionCovers(majorVersion: Int, minorVersion: Int) =
-        this.majorVersion >= majorVersion && this.minorVersion >= minorVersion
+        this.majorVersion > majorVersion || (this.majorVersion == majorVersion && this.minorVersion >= minorVersion)
 
     /** Whether the database supports ALTER TABLE with an add column clause. */
     val supportsAlterTableWithAddColumn by lazy(