diff --git a/scripts/mysql_system_tables_fix.sql b/scripts/mysql_system_tables_fix.sql
index 0c39e62cc9a..0a10253c5b3 100644
--- a/scripts/mysql_system_tables_fix.sql
+++ b/scripts/mysql_system_tables_fix.sql
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 set sql_mode='';
 set storage_engine=MyISAM;
 set enforce_storage_engine=NULL;
+set alter_algorithm=DEFAULT;
 
 ALTER TABLE user add File_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL;