diff --git a/mysql-test/lib/init_db.sql b/mysql-test/lib/init_db.sql
index 37353e5974f..b366a429ab2 100644
--- a/mysql-test/lib/init_db.sql
+++ b/mysql-test/lib/init_db.sql
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ comment='Host privileges;  Merged with database privileges';
 CREATE TABLE user (
   Host char(60) binary DEFAULT '' NOT NULL,
   User char(16) binary DEFAULT '' NOT NULL,
-  Password char(41) binary DEFAULT '' NOT NULL,
+  Password binary(41) DEFAULT '' NOT NULL,
   Select_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL,
   Insert_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL,
   Update_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL,