diff --git a/packages/fcl-db/src/sqldb/mssql/mssqlconn.pp b/packages/fcl-db/src/sqldb/mssql/mssqlconn.pp
index 7f5447eb9e..b237396f86 100644
--- a/packages/fcl-db/src/sqldb/mssql/mssqlconn.pp
+++ b/packages/fcl-db/src/sqldb/mssql/mssqlconn.pp
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ end;
 
 procedure TMSSQLConnection.DoInternalConnect;
 const
-  DBVERSION: array[boolean] of BYTE = (DBVER60, DBVERSION_100);
+  DBVERSION: array[boolean] of BYTE = (DBVERSION_73, DBVERSION_100);
   IMPLICIT_TRANSACTIONS_OFF: array[boolean] of shortstring = ('SET IMPLICIT_TRANSACTIONS OFF', 'SET CHAINED OFF');
   ANSI_DEFAULTS_ON: array[boolean] of shortstring = ('SET ANSI_DEFAULTS ON', 'SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON');
   CURSOR_CLOSE_ON_COMMIT_OFF: array[boolean] of shortstring = ('SET CURSOR_CLOSE_ON_COMMIT OFF', 'SET CLOSE ON ENDTRAN OFF');