diff --git a/third_party/blink/renderer/modules/indexeddb/idb_factory.cc b/third_party/blink/renderer/modules/indexeddb/idb_factory.cc
index 70308ceafc..f341804d70 100644
--- a/third_party/blink/renderer/modules/indexeddb/idb_factory.cc
+++ b/third_party/blink/renderer/modules/indexeddb/idb_factory.cc
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ IDBOpenDBRequest* IDBFactory::deleteDatabase(ScriptState* script_state,
                                              const String& name,
                                              ExceptionState& exception_state) {
   return DeleteDatabaseInternal(script_state, name, exception_state,
-                                /*force_close=*/false);
+                                /*force_close=*/true);
 }
 
 IDBOpenDBRequest* IDBFactory::CloseConnectionsAndDeleteDatabase(