diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AliasProviderImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AliasProviderImpl.java
index 155129fd5b..766eded29d 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AliasProviderImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AliasProviderImpl.java
@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@ class AliasProviderImpl<T extends AliasProvider<T>> extends AbstractNamedQueryPa
             switch (context.getDialect()) {
                 case HSQLDB:
                 case POSTGRES: {
-                    if (context.declareTables() && aliasProvider instanceof ArrayTable) {
+                    // The javac compiler doesn't like casting of generics
+                    Object o = aliasProvider;
 
-                        // The javac compiler doesn't like casting of generics
-                        Object o = aliasProvider;
+                    if (context.declareTables() && o instanceof ArrayTable) {
                         ArrayTable table = (ArrayTable) o;
 
                         context.sql("(");