diff --git a/lib/dml/mysqli_native_moodle_database.php b/lib/dml/mysqli_native_moodle_database.php
index b66f576135e..c99e98fd0a4 100644
--- a/lib/dml/mysqli_native_moodle_database.php
+++ b/lib/dml/mysqli_native_moodle_database.php
@@ -404,6 +404,10 @@ class mysqli_native_moodle_database extends moodle_database {
         } else if ($this->get_row_format() !== 'Barracuda') {
             $this->compressedrowformatsupported = false;
 
+        } else if ($this->get_dbtype() === 'auroramysql') {
+            // Aurora MySQL doesn't support COMPRESSED and falls back to COMPACT if you try to use it.
+            $this->compressedrowformatsupported = false;
+
         } else {
             // All the tests passed, we can safely use ROW_FORMAT=Compressed in sql statements.
             $this->compressedrowformatsupported = true;