diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/batch/internal/AbstractBatchImpl.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/batch/internal/AbstractBatchImpl.java
index bef49a41eee7..5bb9b023782e 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/batch/internal/AbstractBatchImpl.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/batch/internal/AbstractBatchImpl.java
@@ -134,7 +134,9 @@ public PreparedStatement getBatchStatement(String sql, boolean callable) {
 	}
 
 	private PreparedStatement buildBatchStatement(String sql, boolean callable) {
-		return jdbcCoordinator.getStatementPreparer().prepareStatement( sql, callable );
+		return callable
+				? jdbcCoordinator.getStatementPreparer().prepareStatement( sql, true )
+				: jdbcCoordinator.getStatementPreparer().prepareStatement( sql );
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/insertordering/InsertOrderingWithJoinedTableInheritance.java b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/insertordering/InsertOrderingWithJoinedTableInheritance.java
index d065a7c77b7b..fec06abe65d4 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/insertordering/InsertOrderingWithJoinedTableInheritance.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/insertordering/InsertOrderingWithJoinedTableInheritance.java
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public void testBatchingAmongstSubClasses() {
 			clearBatches();
 		} );
 
-		verifyPreparedStatementCount( 26 );
+		verifyPreparedStatementCount( 4 );
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/insertordering/InsertOrderingWithJoinedTableMultiLevelInheritance.java b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/insertordering/InsertOrderingWithJoinedTableMultiLevelInheritance.java
index c12df3fc3b6c..e3ec75b6291b 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/insertordering/InsertOrderingWithJoinedTableMultiLevelInheritance.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/insertordering/InsertOrderingWithJoinedTableMultiLevelInheritance.java
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public void testBatchingAmongstSubClasses() {
 			clearBatches();
 		} );
 
-		verifyPreparedStatementCount( 17 );
+		verifyPreparedStatementCount( 10 );
 	}
 
 	@Override