diff --git a/hudi-hive/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/hive/HoodieHiveClient.java b/hudi-hive/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/hive/HoodieHiveClient.java
index d1882e21d7a0f..7b5aa8a541c01 100644
--- a/hudi-hive/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/hive/HoodieHiveClient.java
+++ b/hudi-hive/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/hive/HoodieHiveClient.java
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ private String getPartitionClause(String partition) {
             + ". Check partition strategy. ");
     List<String> partBuilder = new ArrayList<>();
     for (int i = 0; i < syncConfig.partitionFields.size(); i++) {
-      partBuilder.add(syncConfig.partitionFields.get(i) + "=" + "'" + partitionValues.get(i) + "'");
+      partBuilder.add("`" + syncConfig.partitionFields.get(i) + "`=" + "'" + partitionValues.get(i) + "'");
     }
     return partBuilder.stream().collect(Collectors.joining(","));
   }