diff --git a/HdfsMetaInfoSchema.java b/HdfsMetaInfoSchema.java
index c25c8f7179b..00802e891d6 100644
--- a/HdfsMetaInfoSchema.java
+++ b/HdfsMetaInfoSchema.java
@@ -92,9 +92,10 @@ private HdfsMetaInfoSchema() throws SQLException {
               + "   maxDate bigint, sequenceNumber int primary key, masterKeyId int, expiryDate bigint"
               + ");"
               + "CREATE TABLE inodes("
-              + "   id bigint primary key, parent bigint NOT NULL, name varchar,"
+              + "   id bigint, parent bigint NOT NULL, name varchar,"
               + "   accessTime bigint, modificationTime bigint,"
-              + "   header bigint, permission bigint"
+              + "   header bigint, permission bigint,"
+              + "   PRIMARY KEY (id, parent)"
               + ");"
               + "PARTITION TABLE inodes ON COLUMN parent;"
               + "CREATE TABLE inodexattrs("