diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/id/enhanced/TableStructure.java b/core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/id/enhanced/TableStructure.java
index 94063be0ef..e0a3654e0b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/id/enhanced/TableStructure.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/id/enhanced/TableStructure.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public class TableStructure extends TransactionHelper implements DatabaseStructu
 		this.incrementSize = incrementSize;
 		this.valueColumnName = valueColumnName;
 
-		selectQuery = "select " + valueColumnName + " id_val" +
+		selectQuery = "select " + valueColumnName + " as id_val" +
 				" from " + dialect.appendLockHint( LockMode.UPGRADE, tableName ) +
 				dialect.getForUpdateString();