diff --git a/scripts/setup/postgres-init-db b/scripts/setup/postgres-init-db
index 28b0356c82..f9bf3b88e2 100755
--- a/scripts/setup/postgres-init-db
+++ b/scripts/setup/postgres-init-db
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ CREATE DATABASE zulip OWNER=zulip;
 EOF
 
 su postgres -c psql zulip <<EOF
-CREATE SCHEMA zulip OWNER=zulip;
+CREATE SCHEMA zulip AUTHORIZATION zulip;
 CREATE EXTENSION tsearch_extras SCHEMA zulip;
 EOF