diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ConnectionFactory.php b/lib/Doctrine/ConnectionFactory.php
index 8e97d817ca..351e6c90d3 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ConnectionFactory.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ConnectionFactory.php
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class ConnectionFactory {
   private function getDriverOptions($timezoneOffset, $charset, $collation) {
     $driverOptions = [
       "@@session.time_zone = '$timezoneOffset'",
+      '@@session.sql_mode = REPLACE(@@sql_mode, "ONLY_FULL_GROUP_BY", "")', // This is needed because ONLY_FULL_GROUP_BY mode in MariaDB is much more restrictive than in MySQL
       // We need to use CONVERT for MySQL 8, Maria DB bug which triggers #1232 - Incorrect argument type to variable 'wait_timeout`
       // https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35187378/mariadb-type-error-when-setting-session-variable
       "@@session.wait_timeout = GREATEST(CONVERT(COALESCE(@@wait_timeout, 0), SIGNED), $this->minWaitTimeout)",