diff --git a/admin/cli/mysql_collation.php b/admin/cli/mysql_collation.php
index ba8a49ef7cc..591f81e9a5d 100644
--- a/admin/cli/mysql_collation.php
+++ b/admin/cli/mysql_collation.php
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ if (!empty($options['collation'])) {
     if ($dbcollation->value !== $collation || $dbcharset->value !== $charset) {
         // Try to convert the DB.
         echo "Converting database to '$collation' for $CFG->wwwroot:\n";
-        $sql = "ALTER DATABASE $CFG->dbname DEFAULT CHARACTER SET $charset DEFAULT COLLATE = $collation";
+        $sql = "ALTER DATABASE `$CFG->dbname` DEFAULT CHARACTER SET $charset DEFAULT COLLATE = $collation";
         try {
             $DB->change_database_structure($sql);
         } catch (exception $e) {
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ if (!empty($options['collation'])) {
 
         } else {
             try {
-                $DB->change_database_structure("ALTER TABLE $table->name CONVERT TO CHARACTER SET $charset COLLATE $collation");
+                $DB->change_database_structure("ALTER TABLE `$table->name` CONVERT TO CHARACTER SET $charset COLLATE $collation");
                 echo "CONVERTED\n";
                 $converted++;
             } catch (ddl_exception $e) {
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ if (!empty($options['collation'])) {
             }
         }
 
-        $sql = "SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM $table->name WHERE collation IS NOT NULL";
+        $sql = "SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM `$table->name` WHERE collation IS NOT NULL";
         $rs2 = $DB->get_recordset_sql($sql);
         foreach ($rs2 as $column) {
             $column = (object)array_change_key_case((array)$column, CASE_LOWER);
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ if (!empty($options['collation'])) {
                 $notnull = ($column->null === 'NO') ? 'NOT NULL' : 'NULL';
                 $default = (!is_null($column->default) and $column->default !== '') ? "DEFAULT '$column->default'" : '';
                 // primary, unique and inc are not supported for texts
-                $sql = "ALTER TABLE $table->name
+                $sql = "ALTER TABLE `$table->name`
                         MODIFY COLUMN $column->field $column->type
                         CHARACTER SET $charset
                         COLLATE $collation $notnull $default";
@@ -192,11 +192,11 @@ if (!empty($options['collation'])) {
                 $default = !is_null($column->default) ? "DEFAULT '$column->default'" : '';
 
                 if ($rowformat != '') {
-                    $sql = "ALTER TABLE $table->name $rowformat";
+                    $sql = "ALTER TABLE `$table->name` $rowformat";
                     $DB->change_database_structure($sql);
                 }
 
-                $sql = "ALTER TABLE $table->name
+                $sql = "ALTER TABLE `$table->name`
                         MODIFY COLUMN $column->field $column->type
                         CHARACTER SET $charset
                         COLLATE $collation $notnull $default";
@@ -315,8 +315,8 @@ function mysql_set_row_format($tablename, $charset, $collation, $engine) {
         if ($rs->row_format == 'Compact' || $rs->row_format == 'Redundant') {
             $rowformat = $DB->get_row_format_sql($engine, $collation);
             // Try to convert to compressed format and then try updating the collation again.
-            $DB->change_database_structure("ALTER TABLE $tablename $rowformat");
-            $DB->change_database_structure("ALTER TABLE $tablename CONVERT TO CHARACTER SET $charset COLLATE $collation");
+            $DB->change_database_structure("ALTER TABLE `$tablename` $rowformat");
+            $DB->change_database_structure("ALTER TABLE `$tablename` CONVERT TO CHARACTER SET $charset COLLATE $collation");
         } else {
             // Row format may not be the problem. Can not diagnose problem. Send fail reply.
             return false;
diff --git a/admin/cli/mysql_compressed_rows.php b/admin/cli/mysql_compressed_rows.php
index e90060cdd8d..d9d421105cc 100644
--- a/admin/cli/mysql_compressed_rows.php
+++ b/admin/cli/mysql_compressed_rows.php
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ if (!empty($options['info'])) {
     }
 
     foreach ($fixtables as $table) {
-        $DB->change_database_structure("ALTER TABLE {$prefix}$table ROW_FORMAT=Compressed");
+        $DB->change_database_structure("ALTER TABLE `{$prefix}$table` ROW_FORMAT=Compressed");
         echo str_pad($prefix . $table, 32, ' ', STR_PAD_RIGHT) . " ... Compressed\n";
     }
 
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ if (!empty($options['info'])) {
     echo "SET GLOBAL innodb_file_per_table=1;\n";
     echo "SET GLOBAL innodb_file_format=Barracuda;\n";
     foreach ($fixtables as $table) {
-        echo "ALTER TABLE {$prefix}$table ROW_FORMAT=Compressed;\n";
+        echo "ALTER TABLE `{$prefix}$table` ROW_FORMAT=Compressed;\n";
     }
     echo "\n";
     exit(0);