diff --git a/doc/config.rst b/doc/config.rst
index 3f84aaa177..eff979d87e 100644
--- a/doc/config.rst
+++ b/doc/config.rst
@@ -611,7 +611,6 @@ Server connection settings
     use the SQL script found in ``./examples/upgrade_column_info_4_3_0+.sql``
     to upgrade it manually.
 
-
     To allow the usage of this functionality:
 
     * set up :config:option:`$cfg['Servers'][$i]['pmadb']` and the phpMyAdmin configuration storage
@@ -631,6 +630,14 @@ Server connection settings
     * to update your PRE-4.3.0 Column\_info table manually use this
       ``./examples/upgrade_column_info_4_3_0+.sql`` SQL script.
 
+    .. note::
+
+        For auto-upgrade functionality to work, your
+        ``$cfg['Servers'][$i]['controluser']`` must have ALTER privilege on
+        ``phpmyadmin`` database. See the `MySQL documentation
+        <http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/grant.html>`_ on how to
+        ``GRANT`` privileges to a user.
+
 .. _history:
 .. config:option:: $cfg['Servers'][$i]['history']
 
diff --git a/examples/create_tables.sql b/examples/create_tables.sql
index 102a585e03..e11bf019b6 100644
--- a/examples/create_tables.sql
+++ b/examples/create_tables.sql
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ USE phpmyadmin;
 -- Privileges
 --
 -- (activate this statement if necessary)
--- GRANT SELECT, INSERT, DELETE, UPDATE ON `phpmyadmin`.* TO
+-- GRANT SELECT, INSERT, DELETE, UPDATE, ALTER ON `phpmyadmin`.* TO
 --    'pma'@localhost;
 
 -- --------------------------------------------------------