diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Session/Storage/Handler/PdoSessionHandler.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Session/Storage/Handler/PdoSessionHandler.php
index 15945644a4..dfd6651606 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Session/Storage/Handler/PdoSessionHandler.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Session/Storage/Handler/PdoSessionHandler.php
@@ -375,7 +375,11 @@ class PdoSessionHandler implements \SessionHandlerInterface
             $this->gcCalled = false;
 
             // delete the session records that have expired
-            $sql = "DELETE FROM $this->table WHERE $this->lifetimeCol < :time - $this->timeCol";
+            if ('mysql' === $this->driver) {
+                $sql = "DELETE FROM $this->table WHERE $this->lifetimeCol + $this->timeCol < :time";
+            } else {
+                $sql = "DELETE FROM $this->table WHERE $this->lifetimeCol < :time - $this->timeCol";
+            }
 
             $stmt = $this->pdo->prepare($sql);
             $stmt->bindValue(':time', time(), \PDO::PARAM_INT);