diff --git a/classes/db/migrations.php b/classes/db/migrations.php
index e5133ddf6..26866698b 100644
--- a/classes/db/migrations.php
+++ b/classes/db/migrations.php
@@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ class Db_Migrations {
 			else
 				Debug::log("Starting migration to $version...", Debug::LOG_VERBOSE);
 
-			$this->pdo->beginTransaction();
+			// mysql doesn't support transactions for DDL statements
+			if (Config::get(Config::DB_TYPE) != "mysql")
+				$this->pdo->beginTransaction();
 
 			foreach ($this->get_lines($version) as $line) {
 				Debug::log($line, Debug::LOG_EXTENDED);
@@ -99,7 +101,9 @@ class Db_Migrations {
 			else
 				$this->set_version($version);
 
-			$this->pdo->commit();
+			if (Config::get(Config::DB_TYPE) != "mysql")
+				$this->pdo->commit();
+
 			Debug::log("Migration finished, current version: " . $this->get_version(), Debug::LOG_VERBOSE);
 
 		} catch (PDOException $e) {