diff --git a/ddl/schema.go b/ddl/schema.go
index d931132253358..6349edff917f5 100644
--- a/ddl/schema.go
+++ b/ddl/schema.go
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ func onModifySchemaCharsetAndCollate(t *meta.Meta, job *model.Job) (ver int64, _
 
 	dbInfo, err := t.GetDatabase(job.SchemaID)
 	if err != nil {
+		job.State = model.JobStateCancelled
 		return ver, errors.Trace(err)
 	}