diff --git a/setup/sql/mysql_upgrade_beta.inc.php b/setup/sql/mysql_upgrade_beta.inc.php
index 23bd93ff90..98001e20a1 100644
--- a/setup/sql/mysql_upgrade_beta.inc.php
+++ b/setup/sql/mysql_upgrade_beta.inc.php
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@
         $db->query($sql);         
 
         while ($tt = each($t)) {
-           $db->query("insert into preferences values ('$tt[0]','" . serialize($tt[1]) . "'");
+           $db->query("insert into preferences values ('$tt[0]','" . serialize($tt[1]) . "')");
         }
 
         // upgrade code ends here
diff --git a/setup/sql/pgsql_upgrade_beta.inc.php b/setup/sql/pgsql_upgrade_beta.inc.php
index e8be84df46..d0b9bd9ebd 100644
--- a/setup/sql/pgsql_upgrade_beta.inc.php
+++ b/setup/sql/pgsql_upgrade_beta.inc.php
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@
         $db->query($sql);         
 
         while ($tt = each($t)) {
-           $db->query("insert into preferences values ('$tt[0]','" . serialize($tt[1]) . "'");
+           $db->query("insert into preferences values ('$tt[0]','" . serialize($tt[1]) . "')");
         }
 
         // upgrade code ends here