diff --git a/hudi-sync/hudi-hive-sync/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/hive/HiveSyncTool.java b/hudi-sync/hudi-hive-sync/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/hive/HiveSyncTool.java
index f8b015714f959..b37b28ed27636 100644
--- a/hudi-sync/hudi-hive-sync/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/hive/HiveSyncTool.java
+++ b/hudi-sync/hudi-hive-sync/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/hive/HiveSyncTool.java
@@ -251,9 +251,9 @@ private boolean syncSchema(String tableName, boolean tableExists, boolean useRea
         LOG.info("Schema difference found for " + tableName);
         hoodieHiveClient.updateTableDefinition(tableName, schema);
         // Sync the table properties if the schema has changed
-        if (cfg.tableProperties != null) {
+        if (cfg.tableProperties != null || cfg.syncAsSparkDataSourceTable) {
           hoodieHiveClient.updateTableProperties(tableName, tableProperties);
-          LOG.info("Sync table properties for " + tableName + ", table properties is: " + cfg.tableProperties);
+          LOG.info("Sync table properties for " + tableName + ", table properties is: " + tableProperties);
         }
         schemaChanged = true;
       } else {