diff --git a/dll/win32/msi/alter.c b/dll/win32/msi/alter.c
index 78f1a3930c7..7d272118537 100644
--- a/dll/win32/msi/alter.c
+++ b/dll/win32/msi/alter.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static UINT ALTER_execute( struct tagMSIVIEW *view, MSIRECORD *record )
 
     if (av->colinfo)
         return av->table->ops->add_column(av->table, av->colinfo->column,
-                av->colinfo->type, av->colinfo->temporary, av->hold == 1);
+                av->colinfo->type, av->hold == 1);
 
     if (av->hold == 1)
         av->table->ops->add_ref(av->table);
diff --git a/dll/win32/msi/create.c b/dll/win32/msi/create.c
index 94c62ec5733..3d6c5189f2b 100644
--- a/dll/win32/msi/create.c
+++ b/dll/win32/msi/create.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ UINT CREATE_CreateView( MSIDATABASE *db, MSIVIEW **view, LPCWSTR table,
         if (!col->table)
             col->table = table;
 
-        if( !col->temporary )
+        if( !(col->type & MSITYPE_TEMPORARY) )
             temp = FALSE;
         else if ( col->type & MSITYPE_KEY )
             tempprim = TRUE;
diff --git a/dll/win32/msi/msipriv.h b/dll/win32/msi/msipriv.h
index 97126e39693..20cf8e8b87c 100644
--- a/dll/win32/msi/msipriv.h
+++ b/dll/win32/msi/msipriv.h
@@ -222,7 +222,6 @@ typedef struct _column_info
     LPCWSTR table;
     LPCWSTR column;
     INT   type;
-    BOOL   temporary;
     struct expr *val;
     struct _column_info *next;
 } column_info;
@@ -337,7 +336,7 @@ typedef struct tagMSIVIEWOPS
     /*
      * add_column - adds a column to the table
      */
-    UINT (*add_column)( struct tagMSIVIEW *view, LPCWSTR column, INT type, BOOL temporary, BOOL hold );
+    UINT (*add_column)( struct tagMSIVIEW *view, LPCWSTR column, INT type, BOOL hold );
 
     /*
      * sort - orders the table by columns
diff --git a/dll/win32/msi/sql.y b/dll/win32/msi/sql.y
index 8ffbcd4de58..7bdace72981 100644
--- a/dll/win32/msi/sql.y
+++ b/dll/win32/msi/sql.y
@@ -318,7 +318,6 @@ column_and_type:
         {
             $$ = $1;
             $$->type = ($2 | MSITYPE_VALID);
-            $$->temporary = $2 & MSITYPE_TEMPORARY ? TRUE : FALSE;
         }
     ;
 
diff --git a/dll/win32/msi/table.c b/dll/win32/msi/table.c
index 5a1466592f1..3326958d941 100644
--- a/dll/win32/msi/table.c
+++ b/dll/win32/msi/table.c
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ UINT msi_create_table( MSIDATABASE *db, LPCWSTR name, column_info *col_info,
         table->colinfo[ i ].type = col->type;
         table->colinfo[ i ].offset = 0;
         table->colinfo[ i ].hash_table = NULL;
-        table->colinfo[ i ].temporary = col->temporary;
+        table->colinfo[ i ].temporary = (col->type & MSITYPE_TEMPORARY) != 0;
     }
     table_calc_column_offsets( db, table->colinfo, table->col_count);
 
@@ -2041,9 +2041,10 @@ static UINT TABLE_release(struct tagMSIVIEW *view)
 }
 
 static UINT TABLE_add_column(struct tagMSIVIEW *view, LPCWSTR column,
-                             INT type, BOOL temporary, BOOL hold)
+                             INT type, BOOL hold)
 {
     UINT i, r, table_id, col_id, size, offset;
+    BOOL temporary = type & MSITYPE_TEMPORARY;
     MSITABLEVIEW *tv = (MSITABLEVIEW*)view;
     MSICOLUMNINFO *colinfo;