diff --git a/db/migrate/20160519203051_add_developers_can_merge_to_protected_branches.rb b/db/migrate/20160519203051_add_developers_can_merge_to_protected_branches.rb
index 6ca97e39a3df049b60e1e8229b84a3b56927e245..ac50035eba41e5f43d6f7991c04774d041d46120 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20160519203051_add_developers_can_merge_to_protected_branches.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20160519203051_add_developers_can_merge_to_protected_branches.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 class AddDevelopersCanMergeToProtectedBranches < ActiveRecord::Migration
   include Gitlab::Database::MigrationHelpers
 
+  DOWNTIME = false
+
   disable_ddl_transaction!
 
   def up