diff --git a/frappe/model/db_query.py b/frappe/model/db_query.py
index 586e86f4e4..e098451107 100644
--- a/frappe/model/db_query.py
+++ b/frappe/model/db_query.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class DatabaseQuery(object):
 		self.or_conditions = []
 		self.fields = None
 		self.user = None
+		self.ignore_ifnull = False
 		self.flags = frappe._dict()
 
 	def execute(self, query=None, fields=None, filters=None, or_filters=None,