diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Console/Migrations/MigrateCommand.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Console/Migrations/MigrateCommand.php
index 7d09cd9aeef4..ec35f8fed162 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Console/Migrations/MigrateCommand.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Console/Migrations/MigrateCommand.php
@@ -164,6 +164,14 @@ protected function loadSchemaState()
      */
     protected function schemaPath($connection)
     {
-        return $this->option('schema-path') ?: database_path('schema/'.$connection->getName().'-schema.dump');
+        if ($this->option('schema-path')) {
+            return $this->option('schema-path');
+        }
+
+        if (file_exists($path = database_path('schema/'.$connection->getName().'-schema.dump'))) {
+            return $path;
+        }
+
+        return database_path('schema/'.$connection->getName().'-schema.sql');
     }
 }