diff --git a/libraries/classes/Engines/Innodb.php b/libraries/classes/Engines/Innodb.php
index 77ad03838e..7f6179143f 100644
--- a/libraries/classes/Engines/Innodb.php
+++ b/libraries/classes/Engines/Innodb.php
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ class Innodb extends StorageEngine
         return (
           ($dbi->isMariaDB() && $dbi->getVersion() >= 100600)
           || ($dbi->isMySql() && $dbi->getVersion() >= 80000) 
-        ) ? '' : $dbi->fetchValue("SELECT @@innodb_file_format;");
+        ) ? '' : $dbi->fetchValue("SHOW GLOBAL VARIABLES LIKE 'innodb_file_format';");
     }
 
     /**