diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/sqoop/tool/ImportTool.java b/src/java/org/apache/sqoop/tool/ImportTool.java
index 10f0cb9e..2627726c 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/sqoop/tool/ImportTool.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/sqoop/tool/ImportTool.java
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ private Object getMaxColumnId(SqoopOptions options) throws SQLException {
     String query;
 
     sb.append("SELECT MAX(");
-    sb.append(options.getIncrementalTestColumn());
+    sb.append(manager.escapeTableName(options.getIncrementalTestColumn()));
     sb.append(") FROM ");
 
     if (options.getTableName() != null) {