diff --git a/pkg/sql/sqlbase/system.go b/pkg/sql/sqlbase/system.go
index dad69b7edacc..f08d5af86b92 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/sqlbase/system.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/sqlbase/system.go
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ CREATE TABLE system.jobs (
 	// Design outlined in /docs/RFCS/web_session_login.rfc
 	WebSessionsTableSchema = `
 CREATE TABLE system.web_sessions (
-	id             SERIAL     PRIMARY KEY,
+	id             INT        DEFAULT unique_rowid() PRIMARY KEY,
 	"hashedSecret" BYTES      NOT NULL,
 	username       STRING     NOT NULL,
 	"createdAt"    TIMESTAMP  NOT NULL DEFAULT now(),