diff --git a/phpBB/config.php b/phpBB/config.php
index 512efc8cab..fc480fb9d3 100644
--- a/phpBB/config.php
+++ b/phpBB/config.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 //
 // MySQL
 //
-$dbms = "";
+$dbms = "mysql";
 $dbhost = "";
 $dbname = "";
 $dbuser = "";