diff --git a/scripts/upgrade-utilities/playbooks/db-collation-alter.yml b/scripts/upgrade-utilities/playbooks/db-collation-alter.yml
index ee16e7965a..3e7bb8a2bc 100644
--- a/scripts/upgrade-utilities/playbooks/db-collation-alter.yml
+++ b/scripts/upgrade-utilities/playbooks/db-collation-alter.yml
@@ -26,22 +26,22 @@
          WHERE CCSA.collation_name = T.table_collation AND CCSA.CHARACTER_SET_NAME = 'utf8'
          AND CCSA.COLLATION_NAME = 'utf8_unicode_ci';"
       register: utf8_unicode_ci_tables
-    - name: Disable foreign key checks
+    - name: Disable global foreign key checks
       command: >
         mysql -e
-        "SET foreign_key_checks = 0;"
+        "SET GLOBAL FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS = 0;"
       when: utf8_unicode_ci_tables.stdout_lines | length > 0
     - name: Convert tables to utf8_general_ci collation
       command: >
-        mysql -e
+       mysql -e
          "ALTER TABLE {{ item.split()[1] }} CONVERT TO CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;"
          {{ item.split()[0] }}
       with_items: "{{ utf8_unicode_ci_tables.stdout_lines }}"
       when: item | search("^(?!table_schema)\w+\t\w+$")
-    - name: Enable foreign key checks
+    - name: Enable global foreign key checks
       command: >
         mysql -e
-        "SET foreign_key_checks = 1;"
+        "SET GLOBAL FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS = 1;"
       when: utf8_unicode_ci_tables.stdout_lines | length > 0
     - name: Find databases with utf8_unicode_ci collation
       command: >