diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/upgrade.php b/wp-admin/includes/upgrade.php
index 6e9c31b38f..250bb6520a 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/upgrade.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/upgrade.php
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ function wp_install( $blog_title, $user_name, $user_email, $public, $deprecated
 		$user_password = wp_generate_password();
 		$message = __('<strong><em>Note that password</em></strong> carefully! It is a <em>random</em> password that was generated just for you.');
 		$user_id = wp_create_user($user_name, $user_password, $user_email);
-		update_user_option($user_id, 'default_password_nag', true);
+		update_user_option($user_id, 'default_password_nag', true, true);
 		$email_password = true;
 	} else if ( !$user_id ) {
 		// Password has been provided