diff --git a/config/ini_protection.rules b/config/ini_protection.rules
index 9b42a189..971941a8 100644
--- a/config/ini_protection.rules
+++ b/config/ini_protection.rules
@@ -188,8 +188,10 @@ sp.ini.key("mysqli.default_socket").ro();
 sp.ini.key("mysqli.default_user").ro();
 sp.ini.key("mysqli.max_links").set("-1").ro();
 sp.ini.key("mysqli.max_persistent").set("-1").ro();
-sp.ini.key("mysqli.reconnect").set("0").ro();
 sp.ini.key("mysqli.rollback_on_cached_plink").set("0").ro();
+@condition extension_loaded("mysqli") && PHP_VERSION_ID < 80200;
+sp.ini.key("mysqli.reconnect").set("0").ro();
+@end_condition
 @condition extension_loaded("mysqlnd");
 sp.ini.key("mysqlnd.collect_memory_statistics").set("0").ro();
 sp.ini.key("mysqlnd.collect_statistics").set("1").ro();