diff --git a/changelog/13169.txt b/changelog/13169.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5b2236e18f82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/13169.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+identity: Fix regression preventing startup when aliases were created pre-1.9.
+```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vault/identity_store_schema.go b/vault/identity_store_schema.go
index 2fdb38a871c7..186f99c5aebb 100644
--- a/vault/identity_store_schema.go
+++ b/vault/identity_store_schema.go
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ func aliasesTableSchema(lowerCaseName bool) *memdb.TableSchema {
 				},
 			},
 			"local_bucket_key": {
-				Name: "local_bucket_key",
+				Name:         "local_bucket_key",
+				AllowMissing: true,
 				Indexer: &memdb.StringFieldIndex{
 					Field: "LocalBucketKey",
 				},