diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/FieldMapsForInsert.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/FieldMapsForInsert.java
index deb7971795..3977d2732f 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/FieldMapsForInsert.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/FieldMapsForInsert.java
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ class FieldMapsForInsert extends AbstractQueryPart {
                 xx [/pro] */
                 case FIREBIRD:
                 case SQLITE:
-                    context.start(INSERT_SELECT);
+                    context.formatSeparator()
+                           .start(INSERT_SELECT);
                     toSQLInsertSelect(context);
                     context.end(INSERT_SELECT);