diff --git a/mod/choice/db/mysql.php b/mod/choice/db/mysql.php
index baa4aec1ee5..cb9d2863d73 100644
--- a/mod/choice/db/mysql.php
+++ b/mod/choice/db/mysql.php
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ function choice_upgrade($oldversion) {
         table_column("choice", "", "allowupdate", "integer", "2", "unsigned", "0", "", "release");
     }
     if ($oldversion < 2004070102) {
+        modify_database("", "UPDATE prefix_choice SET allowupdate = '1' WHERE publish = 0;");
         modify_database("", "UPDATE prefix_choice SET release = '1' WHERE publish > 0;");
         modify_database("", "UPDATE prefix_choice SET publish = publish - 1 WHERE publish > 0;");
     }
diff --git a/mod/choice/db/postgres7.php b/mod/choice/db/postgres7.php
index 96a54c03162..1d4062fc63c 100644
--- a/mod/choice/db/postgres7.php
+++ b/mod/choice/db/postgres7.php
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ function choice_upgrade($oldversion) {
         table_column("choice", "", "allowupdate", "integer", "2", "unsigned", "0", "", "release");
     }
     if ($oldversion < 2004070102) {
+        modify_database("", "UPDATE prefix_choice SET allowupdate = '1' WHERE publish = 0;");
         modify_database("", "UPDATE prefix_choice SET release = '1' WHERE publish > 0;");
         modify_database("", "UPDATE prefix_choice SET publish = publish - 1 WHERE publish > 0;");
     }