diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_mysql_adapter.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_mysql_adapter.rb
index 70292e6d63..e9ae8d159e 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_mysql_adapter.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_mysql_adapter.rb
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
           end.compact.join(", ")
 
           # ...and send them all in one query
-          execute "SET #{encoding} #{sql_mode_assignment} #{variable_assignments}"
+          execute("SET #{encoding} #{sql_mode_assignment} #{variable_assignments}", "SCHEMA")
         end
 
         def column_definitions(table_name) # :nodoc: