diff --git a/libraries/Util.class.php b/libraries/Util.class.php
index 3f0376bdfb..83def8f3de 100644
--- a/libraries/Util.class.php
+++ b/libraries/Util.class.php
@@ -3817,6 +3817,12 @@ class PMA_Util
      */
     public static function currentUserHasPrivilege($priv, $db = null, $tbl = null)
     {
+	// TRIGGER privilege was added in MySQL 5.1.6.
+	// Before MySQL 5.1.6, the SUPER privilege was required to create or drop triggers.
+	if ($priv == "TRIGGER" && PMA_MYSQL_INT_VERSION < 50160) {
+	    $priv = "SUPER";
+	}
+
         // Get the username for the current user in the format
         // required to use in the information schema database.
         $user = $GLOBALS['dbi']->fetchValue("SELECT CURRENT_USER();");