diff --git a/distros/ubuntu1604/zoneminder.postinst b/distros/ubuntu1604/zoneminder.postinst
index 35d839cc2..3d8e09a1c 100644
--- a/distros/ubuntu1604/zoneminder.postinst
+++ b/distros/ubuntu1604/zoneminder.postinst
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ if [ "$1" = "configure" ]; then
         if ! $(echo quit | mysql --defaults-file=/etc/mysql/debian.cnf zm > /dev/null 2> /dev/null) ; then
             cat /usr/share/zoneminder/db/zm_create.sql | mysql --defaults-file=/etc/mysql/debian.cnf
             # This creates the user.
-            echo "grant lock tables,alter,select,insert,update,delete,create,index,alter routine,create routine, trigger,execute  on ${ZM_DB_NAME}.* to '${ZM_DB_USER}'@localhost identified by \"${ZM_DB_PASS}\";" | mysql --defaults-file=/etc/mysql/debian.cnf mysql
+            echo "grant lock tables,alter,drop,select,insert,update,delete,create,index,alter routine,create routine, trigger,execute  on ${ZM_DB_NAME}.* to '${ZM_DB_USER}'@localhost identified by \"${ZM_DB_PASS}\";" | mysql --defaults-file=/etc/mysql/debian.cnf mysql
         else
-            echo "grant lock tables,alter,select,insert,update,delete,create,index,alter routine,create routine, trigger,execute  on ${ZM_DB_NAME}.* to '${ZM_DB_USER}'@localhost;" | mysql --defaults-file=/etc/mysql/debian.cnf mysql
+            echo "grant lock tables,alter,drop,select,insert,update,delete,create,index,alter routine,create routine, trigger,execute  on ${ZM_DB_NAME}.* to '${ZM_DB_USER}'@localhost;" | mysql --defaults-file=/etc/mysql/debian.cnf mysql
         fi
 
         zmupdate.pl --nointeractive