diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/SparkSqlParser.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/SparkSqlParser.scala
index 2bb686254cfd7f70eef291eb056b6d9b26240e79..c3e3b215bbc589dbb5a66f285939b2340aa836bb 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/SparkSqlParser.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/SparkSqlParser.scala
@@ -998,12 +998,6 @@ class SparkSqlAstBuilder(conf: SQLConf) extends AstBuilder {
 
     selectQuery match {
       case Some(q) =>
-        // Just use whatever is projected in the select statement as our schema
-        if (schema.nonEmpty) {
-          operationNotAllowed(
-            "Schema may not be specified in a Create Table As Select (CTAS) statement",
-            ctx)
-        }
         // Hive does not allow to use a CTAS statement to create a partitioned table.
         if (tableDesc.partitionColumnNames.nonEmpty) {
           val errorMessage = "A Create Table As Select (CTAS) statement is not allowed to " +
@@ -1013,6 +1007,12 @@ class SparkSqlAstBuilder(conf: SQLConf) extends AstBuilder {
             "CTAS statement."
           operationNotAllowed(errorMessage, ctx)
         }
+        // Just use whatever is projected in the select statement as our schema
+        if (schema.nonEmpty) {
+          operationNotAllowed(
+            "Schema may not be specified in a Create Table As Select (CTAS) statement",
+            ctx)
+        }
 
         val hasStorageProperties = (ctx.createFileFormat != null) || (ctx.rowFormat != null)
         if (conf.convertCTAS && !hasStorageProperties) {
diff --git a/sql/hive/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/execution/SQLQuerySuite.scala b/sql/hive/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/execution/SQLQuerySuite.scala
index cba6aa53f17ee57b77da00c477ff4c8755131fd9..b659325a625927d6ba867bd3a47a9facc06633d3 100644
--- a/sql/hive/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/execution/SQLQuerySuite.scala
+++ b/sql/hive/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/execution/SQLQuerySuite.scala
@@ -642,19 +642,35 @@ class SQLQuerySuite extends QueryTest with SQLTestUtils with TestHiveSingleton {
   }
 
   test("specifying the column list for CTAS") {
-    Seq((1, "111111"), (2, "222222")).toDF("key", "value").createOrReplaceTempView("mytable1")
+    withTempView("mytable1") {
+      Seq((1, "111111"), (2, "222222")).toDF("key", "value").createOrReplaceTempView("mytable1")
+      withTable("gen__tmp") {
+        sql("create table gen__tmp as select key as a, value as b from mytable1")
+        checkAnswer(
+          sql("SELECT a, b from gen__tmp"),
+          sql("select key, value from mytable1").collect())
+      }
 
-    sql("create table gen__tmp as select key as a, value as b from mytable1")
-    checkAnswer(
-      sql("SELECT a, b from gen__tmp"),
-      sql("select key, value from mytable1").collect())
-    sql("DROP TABLE gen__tmp")
+      withTable("gen__tmp") {
+        val e = intercept[AnalysisException] {
+          sql("create table gen__tmp(a int, b string) as select key, value from mytable1")
+        }.getMessage
+        assert(e.contains("Schema may not be specified in a Create Table As Select (CTAS)"))
+      }
 
-    intercept[AnalysisException] {
-      sql("create table gen__tmp(a int, b string) as select key, value from mytable1")
+      withTable("gen__tmp") {
+        val e = intercept[AnalysisException] {
+          sql(
+            """
+              |CREATE TABLE gen__tmp
+              |PARTITIONED BY (key string)
+              |AS SELECT key, value FROM mytable1
+            """.stripMargin)
+        }.getMessage
+        assert(e.contains("A Create Table As Select (CTAS) statement is not allowed to " +
+          "create a partitioned table using Hive's file formats"))
+      }
     }
-
-    sql("drop table mytable1")
   }
 
   test("command substitution") {