diff --git a/files/qa-databases.conf b/files/qa-databases.conf
index ab590f5a..cf6c7d58 100644
--- a/files/qa-databases.conf
+++ b/files/qa-databases.conf
@@ -274,6 +274,13 @@ tmp_gh_6416_alias = $(dir_sampleDb)/qa/tmp_gh_6416.fdb
     DataTypeCompatibility = 3.0
 }
 
+# https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird/issues/8253
+tmp_gh_8253_alias = $(dir_sampleDb)/qa/tmp_gh_8253.fdb
+{
+    SecurityDatabase = tmp_gh_8253_alias
+}
+
+
 # Databases for replication tests:
 #
 db_main_alias = $(dir_sampleDb)/qa_replication/db_main.fdb