diff --git a/flask_admin/contrib/sqla/view.py b/flask_admin/contrib/sqla/view.py
index f22bfe54c..7cfecd51b 100644
--- a/flask_admin/contrib/sqla/view.py
+++ b/flask_admin/contrib/sqla/view.py
@@ -938,7 +938,8 @@ def get_count_query(self):
 
         See commit ``#45a2723`` for details.
         """
-        return self.session.query(func.count("*")).select_from(self.model)
+        return self.session.query(func.count()).select_from(self.model)
+
 
     def _order_by(self, query, joins, sort_joins, sort_field, sort_desc):
         """