=== modified file 'includes/database/mysql/schema.inc'
--- includes/database/mysql/schema.inc	2009-03-14 20:34:17 +0000
+++ includes/database/mysql/schema.inc	2009-03-29 05:25:12 +0000
@@ -59,9 +59,11 @@ class DatabaseSchema_mysql extends Datab
    *   An array of SQL statements to create the table.
    */
   protected function createTableSql($name, $table) {
-    if (empty($table['mysql_suffix'])) {
-      $table['mysql_suffix'] = 'DEFAULT CHARACTER SET UTF8';
-    }
+    // Provide some defaults if needed
+    $table += array(
+      'mysql_engine' => 'ENGINE=InnoDB ',
+      'mysql_suffix' => '',
+    );
 
     $sql = "CREATE TABLE {" . $name . "} (\n";
 
@@ -79,7 +81,7 @@ class DatabaseSchema_mysql extends Datab
     // Remove the last comma and space.
     $sql = substr($sql, 0, -3) . "\n) ";
 
-    $sql .= $table['mysql_suffix'];
+    $sql .= $table['mysql_engine'] . $table['mysql_suffix'];
 
     // Add table comment.
     if (!empty($table['description'])) {