diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index fa240dc579..6f6e0cb3de 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ phpMyAdmin - ChangeLog
 - bug #4259 reCaptcha sound session expired problem
 - bug #4557 PHP fatal error, undefined function __()
 - bug #4568 Date displayed incorrectly when charting a timeline
+- bug #4571 Database Privileges link does not work
 
 4.2.10.1 (not yet released)
 - bug #4562 [security] XSS in debug SQL output
diff --git a/server_privileges.php b/server_privileges.php
index 1515d32bbc..e9dc898bef 100644
--- a/server_privileges.php
+++ b/server_privileges.php
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ if ($GLOBALS['is_ajax_request']
  * Displays the links
  */
 if (isset($_REQUEST['viewing_mode']) && $_REQUEST['viewing_mode'] == 'db') {
-    $_REQUEST['db'] = $_REQUEST['checkprivsdb'];
+    $GLOBALS['db'] = $_REQUEST['db'] = $_REQUEST['checkprivsdb'];
 
     $url_query .= '&goto=db_operations.php';