diff --git a/cms/apps.py b/cms/apps.py
index c9491bcc782..1746d3e4137 100644
--- a/cms/apps.py
+++ b/cms/apps.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 class CMSConfig(AppConfig):
     name = 'cms'
     verbose_name = _("django CMS")
+    default_auto_field = 'django.db.models.AutoField'
 
     def ready(self):
         from cms.utils.setup import setup, setup_cms_apps
diff --git a/menus/apps.py b/menus/apps.py
index d3960c10083..2fb8382f76f 100644
--- a/menus/apps.py
+++ b/menus/apps.py
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 class MenusConfig(AppConfig):
     name = 'menus'
     verbose_name = _("django CMS menus system")
+    default_auto_field = 'django.db.models.AutoField'