diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/fix-db-migrate-is-failed-on-mysql8.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/fix-db-migrate-is-failed-on-mysql8.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..63f134808e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/fix-db-migrate-is-failed-on-mysql8.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Fix. `db:migrate` is failed on MySQL 8
+merge_request: 28351
+author: sue445
+type: fixed
diff --git a/db/migrate/20150509180749_convert_legacy_reference_notes.rb b/db/migrate/20150509180749_convert_legacy_reference_notes.rb
index a44a908c2f5..84d4eb9e51f 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20150509180749_convert_legacy_reference_notes.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20150509180749_convert_legacy_reference_notes.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 #   mentioned in 54f7727c850972f0401c1312a7c4a6a380de5666
 class ConvertLegacyReferenceNotes < ActiveRecord::Migration[4.2]
   def up
-    execute %q{UPDATE notes SET note = trim(both '_' from note) WHERE system = true AND note LIKE '\_%\_'}
+    quoted_column_name = ActiveRecord::Base.connection.quote_column_name('system')
+    execute %Q{UPDATE notes SET note = trim(both '_' from note) WHERE #{quoted_column_name} = true AND note LIKE '\_%\_'}
   end
 
   def down