diff --git a/oursqlx/_exceptions.c b/oursqlx/_exceptions.c
index 0d76ff0..4e3752a 100644
--- a/oursqlx/_exceptions.c
+++ b/oursqlx/_exceptions.c
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ enum _oursqlx_exception_type _oursqlx_exc_from_errno(int err) {
             return _oursqlx_PermissionsError;
 
         default:
-           #if MYSQL_VERSION_ID >= 50700 
+           #if MYSQL_VERSION_ID >= 50700 && !defined(MARIADB_BASE_VERSION)
               for(unsigned int i = 0; i < sizeof(errmsg_section_start)/sizeof(int); ++i) {
                 int min = errmsg_section_start[i];
                 int max = errmsg_section_start[i] + errmsg_section_size[i] - 1;