diff --git a/lib/private/DB/Migrator.php b/lib/private/DB/Migrator.php
index ba3203a34d606..b678a5ecdb4f2 100644
--- a/lib/private/DB/Migrator.php
+++ b/lib/private/DB/Migrator.php
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ protected function applySchema(Schema $targetSchema, ?Connection $connection = n
 		$step = 0;
 		foreach ($sqls as $sql) {
 			$this->emit($sql, $step++, count($sqls));
-			$connection->executeQuery($sql);
+			$connection->executeStatement($sql);
 		}
 		if (!$connection->getDatabasePlatform() instanceof MySQLPlatform) {
 			$connection->commit();