diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/jdbc/JdbcUtils.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/jdbc/JdbcUtils.scala
index d3e1efc562777..1328ac741c216 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/jdbc/JdbcUtils.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/jdbc/JdbcUtils.scala
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ object JdbcUtils extends Logging {
       DriverManager.getDriver(url).getClass.getCanonicalName
     }
     () => {
-      userSpecifiedDriverClass.foreach(DriverRegistry.register)
+      DriverRegistry.register(driverClass)
       val driver: Driver = DriverManager.getDrivers.asScala.collectFirst {
         case d: DriverWrapper if d.wrapped.getClass.getCanonicalName == driverClass => d
         case d if d.getClass.getCanonicalName == driverClass => d