diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/mysql/base.py b/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/mysql/base.py
index 7f0fc4815b7..7d944587baa 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/mysql/base.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/mysql/base.py
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ class DatabaseWrapper(MySQLDatabaseWrapper):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super(DatabaseWrapper, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.creation = MySQLCreation(self)
-        self.ops = MySQLOperations()
+        self.ops = MySQLOperations(self)
         self.introspection = MySQLIntrospection(self)