diff --git a/odoo/tools/sql.py b/odoo/tools/sql.py
index c4e9a143a8e..a0300e0c500 100644
--- a/odoo/tools/sql.py
+++ b/odoo/tools/sql.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ _CONFDELTYPES = {
 
 def table_exists(cr, tablename):
     """ Return whether the given table exists. """
-    query = "SELECT 1 FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_name=%s"
+    query = "SELECT 1 FROM pg_class WHERE relkind IN ('r', 'v', 'm') AND relname=%s"
     cr.execute(query, (tablename,))
     return cr.rowcount