diff --git a/utils/create_undef.pl b/utils/create_undef.pl
index ed9085573..2119fcf46 100755
--- a/utils/create_undef.pl
+++ b/utils/create_undef.pl
@@ -149,6 +149,9 @@ foreach my $view (@views)
 }
 
 print "-- Drop all tables.\n";
+# we reverse table definitions so foreign key constraints
+# are more likely not to get in our way
+@tables = reverse(@tables);
 foreach my $table (@tables)
 {
 	print "DROP TABLE $table;\n";