diff --git a/dbt/include/redshift/macros/relations/materialized_view/drop.sql b/dbt/include/redshift/macros/relations/materialized_view/drop.sql
index 76f92e0e9..0db283817 100644
--- a/dbt/include/redshift/macros/relations/materialized_view/drop.sql
+++ b/dbt/include/redshift/macros/relations/materialized_view/drop.sql
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {% macro redshift__drop_materialized_view(relation) -%}
-    drop materialized view if exists {{ relation }}
+    drop materialized view if exists {{ relation }} cascade
 {%- endmacro %}