diff --git a/ql/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/ql/security/authorization/plugin/metastore/events/CreateTableEvent.java b/ql/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/ql/security/authorization/plugin/metastore/events/CreateTableEvent.java
index 5efb02b7b7c2..4099405abe9a 100644
--- a/ql/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/ql/security/authorization/plugin/metastore/events/CreateTableEvent.java
+++ b/ql/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/ql/security/authorization/plugin/metastore/events/CreateTableEvent.java
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ private List<HivePrivilegeObject> getOutputHObjs() {
     ret.add(getHivePrivilegeObject(database));
     ret.add(getHivePrivilegeObject(table));
 
-    if (StringUtils.isNotEmpty(uri) && table.getTableType() != TableType.EXTERNAL_TABLE.toString()) {
+    if (StringUtils.isNotEmpty(uri) && !TableType.EXTERNAL_TABLE.toString().equalsIgnoreCase(table.getTableType())) {
       ret.add(new HivePrivilegeObject(HivePrivilegeObjectType.DFS_URI, null, uri));
     }