diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/delta/48/groups_joinable.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/48/groups_joinable.sql
index 39c8fed46c73ce4e6a35515c6599fa98ef5929a3..9e106e909cb0bf9ec1690617ebd007a62730ddef 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/schema/delta/48/groups_joinable.sql
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/48/groups_joinable.sql
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-ALTER TABLE groups ADD COLUMN is_joinable BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT (CAST(0 AS BOOLEAN));
+ALTER TABLE groups ADD COLUMN is_joinable BOOL DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL;