DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t1; SET GLOBAL innodb_file_per_table=ON; SHOW VARIABLES LIKE 'innodb_lazy_drop_table'; Variable_name Value innodb_lazy_drop_table 0 SET GLOBAL innodb_lazy_drop_table=1; SHOW VARIABLES LIKE 'innodb_lazy_drop_table'; Variable_name Value innodb_lazy_drop_table 1 CREATE TABLE t1 (a INT) ENGINE=InnoDB; DROP TABLE t1; SET GLOBAL innodb_lazy_drop_table=default; SET GLOBAL innodb_file_per_table=default;