diff --git a/sql/mysql_tableanddata.php b/sql/mysql_tableanddata.php
index a68356901..7a20bc00b 100644
--- a/sql/mysql_tableanddata.php
+++ b/sql/mysql_tableanddata.php
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@
 CREATE TABLE {$_TABLES['likes']} (
   lid INT(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
   type varchar(30) NOT NULL,
+  subtype varchar(30) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
   id varchar(30) NOT NULL,
   uid MEDIUMINT NOT NULL, 
   ipaddress VARCHAR(39) NOT NULL, 
diff --git a/sql/pgsql_tableanddata.php b/sql/pgsql_tableanddata.php
index bbceca14b..b460f208e 100644
--- a/sql/pgsql_tableanddata.php
+++ b/sql/pgsql_tableanddata.php
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@
 CREATE TABLE {$_TABLES['likes']} (
   lid SERIAL NOT NULL,
   type varchar(30) NOT NULL,
+  subtype varchar(30) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
   id varchar(30) NOT NULL,
   uid smallint NOT NULL, 
   ipaddress VARCHAR(39) NOT NULL, 
diff --git a/sql/updates/mysql_2.2.0_to_2.2.1.php b/sql/updates/mysql_2.2.0_to_2.2.1.php
index 1de5b9b57..a5258410a 100644
--- a/sql/updates/mysql_2.2.0_to_2.2.1.php
+++ b/sql/updates/mysql_2.2.0_to_2.2.1.php
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 CREATE TABLE {$_TABLES['likes']} (
   lid INT(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
   type varchar(30) NOT NULL,
-  subtype varchar(30) NOT NULL,
+  subtype varchar(30) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
   id varchar(30) NOT NULL,
   uid MEDIUMINT NOT NULL, 
   ipaddress VARCHAR(39) NOT NULL, 
diff --git a/sql/updates/pgsql_2.2.0_to_2.2.1.php b/sql/updates/pgsql_2.2.0_to_2.2.1.php
index 2389c238e..b7d522065 100644
--- a/sql/updates/pgsql_2.2.0_to_2.2.1.php
+++ b/sql/updates/pgsql_2.2.0_to_2.2.1.php
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 CREATE TABLE {$_TABLES['likes']} (
   lid INT(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
   type varchar(30) NOT NULL,
-  subtype varchar(30) NOT NULL,
+  subtype varchar(30) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
   id varchar(30) NOT NULL,
   uid MEDIUMINT NOT NULL, 
   ipaddress VARCHAR(39) NOT NULL,