diff --git a/files/config/my.cnf.CentOS b/files/config/my.cnf.CentOS
index 791f1ba..1be434a 100644
--- a/files/config/my.cnf.CentOS
+++ b/files/config/my.cnf.CentOS
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ thread_cache_size = 4
 # set it too high.
 innodb_buffer_pool_size = 50MB
 
+innodb_file_per_table
+
 query_cache_limit=5M
 
 [mysql.server]
diff --git a/files/config/my.cnf.Debian b/files/config/my.cnf.Debian
index 1935cfb..e2f1559 100644
--- a/files/config/my.cnf.Debian
+++ b/files/config/my.cnf.Debian
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ skip-bdb
 # Read the manual for more InnoDB related options. There are many!
 # You might want to disable InnoDB to shrink the mysqld process by circa 100MB.
 #skip-innodb
+
+innodb_file_per_table
+
 #
 # * Security Features
 #
diff --git a/files/config/my.cnf.Gentoo b/files/config/my.cnf.Gentoo
index d6f8509..d97fb27 100644
--- a/files/config/my.cnf.Gentoo
+++ b/files/config/my.cnf.Gentoo
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ set-variable = innodb_log_files_in_group=2
 innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit = 1
 innodb_lock_wait_timeout = 50
 
+innodb_file_per_table
+
 [mysqldump]
 quick
 max_allowed_packet 			= 16M