diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e70c97bf5..abaf739da 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ $HeadURL: https://phpmyadmin.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/phpmyadmin/trunk/phpMyA
 - bug #1798646 [display] Character '+' in query wrongly interpreted 
 - bug #1801919 [themes] Do not use NaviDatabaseNameColor for fieldset legend 
 - bug #1764735 [core] Designer: PDF error when deleting a table
+- bug #1764195 [views] DROP button does not work on defective views 
 
 2.11.1.0 (2007-09-20)
 
diff --git a/libraries/Table.class.php b/libraries/Table.class.php
index f063d4957..d2916c4d4 100644
--- a/libraries/Table.class.php
+++ b/libraries/Table.class.php
@@ -252,7 +252,9 @@ class PMA_Table {
         // MySQL from 5.0.0 to 5.0.12 returns 'view',
         // from 5.0.13 returns 'VIEW'.
         $comment = strtoupper(PMA_DBI_fetch_value('SHOW TABLE STATUS FROM ' . PMA_backquote($db) . ' LIKE \'' . $table . '\'', 0, 'Comment'));
-        return ($comment == 'VIEW');
+        // use substr() because the comment might contain something like:
+        // (VIEW 'BASE2.VTEST' REFERENCES INVALID TABLE(S) OR COLUMN(S) OR FUNCTION)
+        return (substr($comment, 0, 4) == 'VIEW');
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/libraries/tbl_info.inc.php b/libraries/tbl_info.inc.php
index 670b1a5d7..9aeb9ceea 100644
--- a/libraries/tbl_info.inc.php
+++ b/libraries/tbl_info.inc.php
@@ -56,10 +56,7 @@ if ($table_info_result && PMA_DBI_num_rows($table_info_result) > 0) {
     if (!isset($showtable['Type']) && isset($showtable['Engine'])) {
         $showtable['Type'] =& $showtable['Engine'];
     }
-    // MySQL < 5.0.13 returns "view", >= 5.0.13 returns "VIEW"
-    if (PMA_MYSQL_INT_VERSION >= 50000 && !isset($showtable['Type'])
-     && isset($showtable['Comment'])
-     && strtoupper($showtable['Comment']) == 'VIEW') {
+    if (PMA_Table::isView($GLOBALS['db'], $GLOBALS['table'])) {
         $tbl_is_view     = true;
         $tbl_type        = $GLOBALS['strView'];
         $show_comment    = null;