diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ParserImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ParserImpl.java
index f8cab8cf1b..084e0593de 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ParserImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ParserImpl.java
@@ -2558,7 +2558,7 @@ final class DefaultParseContext extends AbstractScope implements ParseContext {
 
     private final Query parseSetSchema() {
         parseIf('=');
-        return dsl.setSchema(parseSchemaName());
+        return peek('\'') ? dsl.setSchema(parseStringLiteral()) : dsl.setSchema(parseSchemaName());
     }
 
     private final Query parseSetSearchPath() {