diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/boot/models/bind/internal/BasicValueHelper.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/boot/models/bind/internal/BasicValueHelper.java
index d15c074012ae..9aef5d4bca8d 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/boot/models/bind/internal/BasicValueHelper.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/boot/models/bind/internal/BasicValueHelper.java
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ public static <A extends Annotation> org.hibernate.mapping.Column bindColumn(
 		final var columnAnn = member.getAnnotationUsage( annotationType );
 		final var column = ColumnHelper.bindColumn( columnAnn, defaultNameSupplier );
 
-		var tableName = columnAnn.getString( "table" );
+		var tableName = BindingHelper.getValue( columnAnn, "table", "" );
 		if ( StringHelper.isEmpty( tableName ) ) {
 			basicValue.setTable( primaryTable );
 		}