diff --git a/scripts/mysql_system_tables.sql b/scripts/mysql_system_tables.sql
index a6140f94346..79eeee2ac2c 100644
--- a/scripts/mysql_system_tables.sql
+++ b/scripts/mysql_system_tables.sql
@@ -21,11 +21,7 @@
 
 set sql_mode='';
 
--- We want this to be created with the default storage engine.
--- This way, if InnoDB is used we get crash safety, and if MyISAM is used
--- we avoid mixed-engine transactions.
-CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS gtid_slave_pos (domain_id INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL, sub_id BIGINT UNSIGNED NOT NULL, server_id INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL, seq_no BIGINT UNSIGNED NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (domain_id, sub_id)) comment='Replication slave GTID position';
-
+set @orig_storage_engine=@@storage_engine;
 set storage_engine=myisam;
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS db (   Host char(60) binary DEFAULT '' NOT NULL, Db char(64) binary DEFAULT '' NOT NULL, User char(80) binary DEFAULT '' NOT NULL, Select_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Insert_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Update_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Delete_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Create_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Drop_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Grant_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, References_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Index_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Alter_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Create_tmp_table_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Lock_tables_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Create_view_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Show_view_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Create_routine_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Alter_routine_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Execute_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Event_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, Trigger_priv enum('N','Y') COLLATE utf8_general_ci DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY Host (Host,Db,User), KEY User (User) ) engine=MyISAM CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin comment='Database privileges';
@@ -227,3 +223,10 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS table_stats (db_name varchar(64) NOT NULL, table_name
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS column_stats (db_name varchar(64) NOT NULL, table_name varchar(64) NOT NULL, column_name varchar(64) NOT NULL, min_value varchar(255) DEFAULT NULL, max_value varchar(255) DEFAULT NULL, nulls_ratio decimal(12,4) DEFAULT NULL, avg_length decimal(12,4) DEFAULT NULL, avg_frequency decimal(12,4) DEFAULT NULL, hist_size tinyint unsigned, hist_type enum('SINGLE_PREC_HB','DOUBLE_PREC_HB'), histogram varbinary(255), PRIMARY KEY (db_name,table_name,column_name) ) ENGINE=MyISAM CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin comment='Statistics on Columns';
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS index_stats (db_name varchar(64) NOT NULL, table_name varchar(64) NOT NULL, index_name varchar(64) NOT NULL, prefix_arity int(11) unsigned NOT NULL, avg_frequency decimal(12,4) DEFAULT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (db_name,table_name,index_name,prefix_arity) ) ENGINE=MyISAM CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin comment='Statistics on Indexes';
+
+-- GTID table.
+-- We want this to be created with the default storage engine.
+-- This way, if InnoDB is used we get crash safety, and if MyISAM is used
+-- we avoid mixed-engine transactions.
+set storage_engine=@orig_storage_engine;
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS gtid_slave_pos (domain_id INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL, sub_id BIGINT UNSIGNED NOT NULL, server_id INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL, seq_no BIGINT UNSIGNED NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (domain_id, sub_id)) comment='Replication slave GTID position';