diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/sqoop/hive/HiveTypes.java b/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/sqoop/hive/HiveTypes.java
index 045044e7..3cbe8a03 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/sqoop/hive/HiveTypes.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/sqoop/hive/HiveTypes.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public static String toHiveType(int sqlType) {
     } else if (sqlType == Types.TINYINT) {
       return "TINYINT";
     } else if (sqlType == Types.SMALLINT) {
-      return "INTEGER";
+      return "INT";
     } else if (sqlType == Types.BIGINT) {
       return "BIGINT";
     } else if (sqlType == Types.REAL) {