JSON_TABLE: A space between JSON_TABLE and opening bracket causes syntax error

select * from json_table ('{}', '$' COLUMNS(x FOR ORDINALITY)) a;

MariaDB [db]> select * from json_table ('{}', '$' COLUMNS(x FOR ORDINALITY)) a;

ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MariaDB server version for the right syntax to use near '('{}', '$' COLUMNS(x FOR ORDINALITY)) a' at line 1

MySQL [db]> select * from json_table ('{}', '$' COLUMNS(x FOR ORDINALITY)) a;

+------+

| x    |

+------+

|    1 |

+------+

1 row in set (0.001 sec)