diff --git a/compose.yaml b/compose.yaml
index 11dca99fa2a7..f08114534bd5 100644
--- a/compose.yaml
+++ b/compose.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ services:
         - CMD
         - mariadb-admin
         - ping
-    image: mariadb:11.6.2
+    image: mariadb:11.7.2
     ports:
       - 3306:3306
     networks:
diff --git a/ibis/backends/sql/compilers/mysql.py b/ibis/backends/sql/compilers/mysql.py
index d8f0c3262d13..910a7606717f 100644
--- a/ibis/backends/sql/compilers/mysql.py
+++ b/ibis/backends/sql/compilers/mysql.py
@@ -115,7 +115,11 @@ def visit_Cast(self, op, *, arg, to):
             # for TEXT (except when casting of course!)
             return arg
         elif from_.is_integer() and to.is_timestamp():
-            return self.f.from_unixtime(arg)
+            return self.if_(
+                arg.eq(0),
+                self.f.timestamp("1970-01-01 00:00:00"),
+                self.f.from_unixtime(arg),
+            )
         return super().visit_Cast(op, arg=arg, to=to)
 
     def visit_TimestampDiff(self, op, *, left, right):