diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/hadoop/HadoopTables.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/hadoop/HadoopTables.java
index ac5e285c9c09..9a856b2e24d1 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/hadoop/HadoopTables.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/hadoop/HadoopTables.java
@@ -339,9 +339,9 @@ private Transaction newReplaceTableTransaction(boolean orCreate) {
       Map<String, String> properties = propertiesBuilder.build();
       TableMetadata metadata;
       if (ops.current() != null) {
-        metadata = ops.current().buildReplacement(schema, spec, SortOrder.unsorted(), location, properties);
+        metadata = ops.current().buildReplacement(schema, spec, sortOrder, location, properties);
       } else {
-        metadata = tableMetadata(schema, spec, null, properties, location);
+        metadata = tableMetadata(schema, spec, sortOrder, properties, location);
       }
 
       if (orCreate) {