diff --git a/java/ql/src/config/semmlecode.dbscheme b/java/ql/src/config/semmlecode.dbscheme
index 956df24d67d..886aec63fb9 100755
--- a/java/ql/src/config/semmlecode.dbscheme
+++ b/java/ql/src/config/semmlecode.dbscheme
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ exprs(
   unique int id: @expr,
   int kind: int ref,
   int typeid: @type ref,
-  int parent: @element ref,
+  int parent: @exprparent ref,
   int idx: int ref
 );