diff --git a/src/wp-includes/functions.php b/src/wp-includes/functions.php
index 01048f8ee6d06..b967520ecb0af 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/functions.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/functions.php
@@ -8717,13 +8717,13 @@ function is_wp_version_compatible( $required ) {
 	list( $version ) = explode( '-', $wp_version );
 
 	if ( is_string( $required ) && substr_count( $required, '.' ) > 1 && str_ends_with( $required, '.0' ) ) {
-		$required = rtrim( $required, '.0' );
-
-		wp_trigger_error(
-			__FUNCTION__,
-			'Not a valid WordPress version string.',
-			E_USER_NOTICE
+		error_log(
+			__FUNCTION__ . '(): ' .
+			/* translators: s: version string sent to function */
+			sprintf( __( '`%s` Not a valid WordPress version string.' ), $required )
 		);
+
+		$required = rtrim( $required, '.0' );
 	}
 
 	return empty( $required ) || version_compare( $version, $required, '>=' );