diff --git a/python/samba/tests/usage.py b/python/samba/tests/usage.py
index ba18a3e0729..4b7bccde758 100644
--- a/python/samba/tests/usage.py
+++ b/python/samba/tests/usage.py
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ EXCLUDE_USAGE = {
     'selftest/tap2subunit',
     'script/show_test_time',
     'source4/scripting/bin/subunitrun',
+    'bin/samba_downgrade_db',
+    'source4/scripting/bin/samba_downgrade_db',
     'source3/selftest/tests.py',
     'selftest/tests.py',
     'python/samba/subunit/run.py',
diff --git a/selftest/knownfail.d/usage b/selftest/knownfail.d/usage
index 0a495858e8c..3e54f80a2de 100644
--- a/selftest/knownfail.d/usage
+++ b/selftest/knownfail.d/usage
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ samba.tests.usage.samba.tests.usage.PythonScriptUsageTests.test_rebuildextendedd
 samba.tests.usage.samba.tests.usage.PythonScriptUsageTests.test_renamedc.none.
 samba.tests.usage.samba.tests.usage.PythonScriptUsageTests.test_repl_cleartext_pwd_py.none.
 samba.tests.usage.samba.tests.usage.PythonScriptUsageTests.test_rodcdns.none.
-samba.tests.usage.samba.tests.usage.PythonScriptUsageTests.test_samba_downgrade_db.none.
 samba.tests.usage.samba.tests.usage.PythonScriptUsageTests.test_samba_gpupdate.none.
 samba.tests.usage.samba.tests.usage.PythonScriptUsageTests.test_samba_gpupdate_.none.
 samba.tests.usage.samba.tests.usage.PythonScriptUsageTests.test_samba_kcc.none.
diff --git a/source4/scripting/bin/wscript_build b/source4/scripting/bin/wscript_build
index 42b37faa32a..87d23545487 100644
--- a/source4/scripting/bin/wscript_build
+++ b/source4/scripting/bin/wscript_build
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ if bld.CONFIG_SET('AD_DC_BUILD_IS_ENABLED'):
                    'samba_kcc',
                    'samba_upgradeprovision',
                    'samba_upgradedns',
-                   'gen_output.py']:
+                   'gen_output.py',
+                   'samba_downgrade_db']:
         bld.SAMBA_SCRIPT(script, pattern=script, installdir='.')
 bld.SAMBA_SCRIPT('samba-gpupdate', pattern='samba-gpupdate', installdir='.')
diff --git a/source4/scripting/wscript_build b/source4/scripting/wscript_build
index df24e921cd9..31c395d3e4b 100644
--- a/source4/scripting/wscript_build
+++ b/source4/scripting/wscript_build
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from samba_utils import MODE_755
 
 sbin_files = ''
 if bld.CONFIG_SET('AD_DC_BUILD_IS_ENABLED'):
-    sbin_files = 'bin/samba_dnsupdate bin/samba_spnupdate bin/samba_upgradedns bin/samba_kcc '
+    sbin_files = 'bin/samba_downgrade_db bin/samba_dnsupdate bin/samba_spnupdate bin/samba_upgradedns bin/samba_kcc '
 sbin_files += 'bin/samba-gpupdate'
 man_files = 'man/samba-gpupdate.8'