diff --git a/src/wp-includes/functions.php b/src/wp-includes/functions.php
index 33b1d9ecfc..5b6881dec2 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/functions.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/functions.php
@@ -8342,11 +8342,18 @@ function clean_dirsize_cache( $path ) {
  *
  * @since 5.2.0
  *
+ * @global string $wp_version WordPress version.
+ *
  * @param string $required Minimum required WordPress version.
  * @return bool True if required version is compatible or empty, false if not.
  */
 function is_wp_version_compatible( $required ) {
-	return empty( $required ) || version_compare( get_bloginfo( 'version' ), $required, '>=' );
+	global $wp_version;
+
+	// Strip off any -alpha, -RC, -beta, -src suffixes.
+	list( $version ) = explode( '-', $wp_version );
+
+	return empty( $required ) || version_compare( $version, $required, '>=' );
 }
 
 /**