diff --git a/phpBB/docs/CHANGELOG.html b/phpBB/docs/CHANGELOG.html
index d999ec8e00..95f5fb3d74 100644
--- a/phpBB/docs/CHANGELOG.html
+++ b/phpBB/docs/CHANGELOG.html
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ p a {
 		<li>[Fix] Properly export localized imagesets</li>
 		<li>[Feature] Show the size of Firebird databases</li>
 		<li>[Fix] Show error when moving topic into a category via quickmod (Bug #11611)</li>
+		<li>[Fix] Allow Oracle to install on a database without specify the database name</li>
 
 	</ul>
 
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/functions_install.php b/phpBB/includes/functions_install.php
index 8e4e36a63d..d5994f9f98 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/functions_install.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/functions_install.php
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ function connect_check_db($error_connect, &$error, $dbms, $table_prefix, $dbhost
 	$db->sql_return_on_error(true);
 
 	// Check that we actually have a database name before going any further.....
-	if ($dbms['DRIVER'] != 'sqlite' && $dbname === '')
+	if ($dbms['DRIVER'] != 'sqlite' && $dbms['DRIVER'] != 'oracle' && $dbname === '')
 	{
 		$error[] = $lang['INST_ERR_DB_NO_NAME'];
 		return false;