diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/sequence/MariaDBSequenceSupport.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/sequence/MariaDBSequenceSupport.java
index 2d80f13fd7ca..6ef57d4b5e34 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/sequence/MariaDBSequenceSupport.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/sequence/MariaDBSequenceSupport.java
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ public String getSelectSequencePreviousValString(String sequenceName) throws Map
 		return "previous value for " + sequenceName;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public String getDropSequenceString(String sequenceName) throws MappingException {
+		return "drop sequence if exists " + sequenceName;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public boolean sometimesNeedsStartingValue() {
 		return true;
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/sequence/SequenceSupport.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/sequence/SequenceSupport.java
index e625cb3de664..f77f18d96549 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/sequence/SequenceSupport.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/sequence/SequenceSupport.java
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ default String[] getDropSequenceStrings(String sequenceName) throws MappingExcep
 	 * @throws MappingException If sequences are not supported.
 	 */
 	default String getDropSequenceString(String sequenceName) throws MappingException {
-		return "drop sequence if exists " + sequenceName;
+		return "drop sequence " + sequenceName;
 	}
 
 	/**