diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/H2Dialect.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/H2Dialect.java
index d5cec3633b..983718329d 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/H2Dialect.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/H2Dialect.java
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ public class H2Dialect extends Dialect {
 
 	@Override
 	public String getDropSequenceString(String sequenceName) {
-		return "drop sequence " + sequenceName;
+		return "drop sequence if exists " + sequenceName;
 	}
 
 	@Override