diff --git a/docs/install.rst b/docs/install.rst
index 8ca001f1ad7b..d3b89cf7f292 100644
--- a/docs/install.rst
+++ b/docs/install.rst
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ You’ll need to create a new database along with a user to access it. Most host
 
    CREATE DATABASE ninja;
    CREATE USER 'ninja'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'ninja';
-   GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON * . * TO 'ninja'@'localhost';
+   GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON ninja.* TO 'ninja'@'localhost';
 
 Step 4: Configure the web server
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