diff --git a/docs/ref/databases.txt b/docs/ref/databases.txt
index 097ded0d33..da87e7e6f4 100644
--- a/docs/ref/databases.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/databases.txt
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ storage engine, you have a couple of options.
   creating your tables::
 
       'OPTIONS': {
-         'init_command': 'SET storage_engine=INNODB',
+         'init_command': 'SET default_storage_engine=INNODB',
       }
 
   This sets the default storage engine upon connecting to the database.