diff --git a/lib/dml/sqlsrv_native_moodle_database.php b/lib/dml/sqlsrv_native_moodle_database.php
index e8d82816859..6b9bce2fc8b 100644
--- a/lib/dml/sqlsrv_native_moodle_database.php
+++ b/lib/dml/sqlsrv_native_moodle_database.php
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ class sqlsrv_native_moodle_database extends moodle_database {
             }
 
             // Scale
-            $info->scale = $rawcolumn->scale ? $rawcolumn->scale : false;
+            $info->scale = $rawcolumn->scale;
 
             // Prepare not_null info
             $info->not_null = $rawcolumn->is_nullable == 'NO' ? true : false;