diff --git a/test/tap/tests/reg_test_4402-mysql_fields-t.cpp b/test/tap/tests/reg_test_4402-mysql_fields-t.cpp
index ff0d3e586..12dac63f5 100644
--- a/test/tap/tests/reg_test_4402-mysql_fields-t.cpp
+++ b/test/tap/tests/reg_test_4402-mysql_fields-t.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,9 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 
 		// to check table alias issue:
 		{
-			const std::string& query = "SELECT data FROM testdb.dummy_table AS " + generate_random_string(length);
+			// NOTE: The randomly generated string should be escaped \`\`, otherwise could collide
+			// with SQL reserved words, causing an invalid test failure.
+			const std::string& query = "SELECT data FROM testdb.dummy_table AS `" + generate_random_string(length) + "`";
 			MYSQL_QUERY__(proxysql, query.c_str());
 
 			MYSQL_RES* res = mysql_use_result(proxysql);