diff --git a/activerecord/Rakefile b/activerecord/Rakefile
index 55e3f7d83d..0702063c60 100644
--- a/activerecord/Rakefile
+++ b/activerecord/Rakefile
@@ -40,12 +40,7 @@ namespace :test do
 end
 
 namespace :db do
-  task :create do
-    puts "*** creating mysql databases now ***"
-    Rake::Task['mysql:build_databases'].execute
-    puts "*** creating postgresql databases now ***"
-    Rake::Task['postgresql:build_databases'].execute
-  end
+  task :create => ['mysql:build_databases', 'postgresql:build_databases']
 end
 
 %w( mysql mysql2 postgresql sqlite3 sqlite3_mem firebird db2 oracle sybase openbase frontbase jdbcmysql jdbcpostgresql jdbcsqlite3 jdbcderby jdbch2 jdbchsqldb ).each do |adapter|