diff --git a/hudi-sync/hudi-hive-sync/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/hive/ddl/QueryBasedDDLExecutor.java b/hudi-sync/hudi-hive-sync/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/hive/ddl/QueryBasedDDLExecutor.java
index 43dcc0d217c9..ea39dba7d0cd 100644
--- a/hudi-sync/hudi-hive-sync/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/hive/ddl/QueryBasedDDLExecutor.java
+++ b/hudi-sync/hudi-hive-sync/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/hive/ddl/QueryBasedDDLExecutor.java
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public void updateTableDefinition(String tableName, MessageType newSchema) {
     try {
       String newSchemaStr = HiveSchemaUtil.generateSchemaString(newSchema, config.getSplitStrings(META_SYNC_PARTITION_FIELDS), config.getBoolean(HIVE_SUPPORT_TIMESTAMP_TYPE));
       // Cascade clause should not be present for non-partitioned tables
-      String cascadeClause = config.getSplitStrings(HIVE_SUPPORT_TIMESTAMP_TYPE).size() > 0 ? " cascade" : "";
+      String cascadeClause = config.getSplitStrings(META_SYNC_PARTITION_FIELDS).size() > 0 ? " cascade" : "";
       StringBuilder sqlBuilder = new StringBuilder("ALTER TABLE ").append(HIVE_ESCAPE_CHARACTER)
           .append(databaseName).append(HIVE_ESCAPE_CHARACTER).append(".")
           .append(HIVE_ESCAPE_CHARACTER).append(tableName)