diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index b23293ea500..1e30399735b 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ answer newbie questions, and generally made Django that much better:
     Milton Waddams
     wam-djangobug@wamber.net
     wangchun <yaohua2000@gmail.com>
+    Filip Wasilewski <filip.wasilewski@gmail.com>
     Dan Watson <http://theidioteque.net/>
     Chris Wesseling <Chris.Wesseling@cwi.nl>
     James Wheare <django@sparemint.com>
diff --git a/django/core/management/commands/syncdb.py b/django/core/management/commands/syncdb.py
index 202ad004f0d..8087c9a693d 100644
--- a/django/core/management/commands/syncdb.py
+++ b/django/core/management/commands/syncdb.py
@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@ class Command(NoArgsCommand):
 
         cursor = connection.cursor()
 
-        # Get a list of all existing database tables,
-        # so we know what needs to be added.
-        tables = table_list()
         if connection.features.uses_case_insensitive_names:
             table_name_converter = str.upper
         else:
             table_name_converter = lambda x: x
+        # Get a list of all existing database tables, so we know what needs to
+        # be added.
+        tables = [table_name_converter(name) for name in table_list()]
 
         # Get a list of already installed *models* so that references work right.
         seen_models = installed_models(tables)