diff --git a/db_sql_autocomplete.php b/db_sql_autocomplete.php
index 35660c710e..3be88c43ca 100644
--- a/db_sql_autocomplete.php
+++ b/db_sql_autocomplete.php
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ if ($GLOBALS['cfg']['EnableAutocompleteForTablesAndColumns']) {
             );
         }
     }
+} else {
+    $sql_autocomplete = true;
 }
 $response = PMA_Response::getInstance();
 $response->addJSON("tables", json_encode($sql_autocomplete));