diff --git a/python/plugins/db_manager/db_plugins/gpkg/connector.py b/python/plugins/db_manager/db_plugins/gpkg/connector.py
index b8f1d3f9918..5b77c243287 100644
--- a/python/plugins/db_manager/db_plugins/gpkg/connector.py
+++ b/python/plugins/db_manager/db_plugins/gpkg/connector.py
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ class GPKGDBConnector(DBConnector):
                 geomtype_flatten = ogr.GT_Flatten(geomtype)
             else:
                 geomtype_flatten = geomtype
+            geomname = 'GEOMETRY'
             if geomtype_flatten == ogr.wkbPoint:
                 geomname = 'POINT'
             elif geomtype_flatten == ogr.wkbLineString: