diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/user.py b/plugins/module_utils/user.py
index a63ad89..277488b 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/user.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/user.py
@@ -663,9 +663,14 @@ def privileges_unpack(priv, mode, ensure_usage=True):
         pieces[0] = object_type + '.'.join(dbpriv)
 
         if '(' in pieces[1]:
-            output[pieces[0]] = re.split(r',\s*(?=[^)]*(?:\(|$))', pieces[1].upper())
-            for i in output[pieces[0]]:
-                privs.append(re.sub(r'\s*\(.*\)', '', i))
+            if column_case_sensitive is True:
+                output[pieces[0]] = re.split(r',\s*(?=[^)]*(?:\(|$))', pieces[1])
+                for i in output[pieces[0]]:
+                    privs.append(re.sub(r'\s*\(.*\)', '', i))
+            else:
+                output[pieces[0]] = re.split(r',\s*(?=[^)]*(?:\(|$))', pieces[1].upper())
+                for i in output[pieces[0]]:
+                    privs.append(re.sub(r'\s*\(.*\)', '', i))
         else:
             output[pieces[0]] = pieces[1].upper().split(',')
             privs = output[pieces[0]]