diff --git a/hibernate-entitymanager/src/main/java/org/hibernate/jpa/criteria/path/RootImpl.java b/hibernate-entitymanager/src/main/java/org/hibernate/jpa/criteria/path/RootImpl.java
index c174362e27..e29bc0472c 100644
--- a/hibernate-entitymanager/src/main/java/org/hibernate/jpa/criteria/path/RootImpl.java
+++ b/hibernate-entitymanager/src/main/java/org/hibernate/jpa/criteria/path/RootImpl.java
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ public class RootImpl<X> extends AbstractFromImpl<X,X> implements Root<X>, Seria
 
 		@Override
 		public String render(RenderingContext renderingContext) {
+			original.prepareAlias(renderingContext);
 			return getTreatFragment();
 		}