--- a/sql/sql_show.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_show.cc
@@ -1259,7 +1259,7 @@ bool mysqld_show_create_db(THD *thd, char *dbname,
   if (lower_case_table_names && dbname != any_db)
     my_casedn_str(files_charset_info, dbname);

-  if (sctx->check_access(DB_OP_ACLS, orig_dbname))
+  if (sctx->check_access(DB_OP_ACLS, orig_dbname, true))
     db_access = DB_OP_ACLS;
   else {
     if (sctx->get_active_roles()->size() > 0 && dbname != nullptr) {