diff --git a/lib/adapters/mysql.js b/lib/adapters/mysql.js
index a10a7eed..42cf83a9 100644
--- a/lib/adapters/mysql.js
+++ b/lib/adapters/mysql.js
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ MySQL.prototype.alterTable = function (model, actualFields, actualIndexes, done,
     });
 
     if (sql.length) {
-        var query = 'ALTER TABLE `' + model + '` ' + sql.join(',\n');
+        var query = 'ALTER TABLE ' + self.tableEscaped(model) + ' + sql.join(',\n');
         if (checkOnly) {
             done(null, true, {statements: sql, query: query});
         } else {