diff --git a/jOOQ-meta/src/main/java/org/jooq/meta/DefaultMetaTableDefinition.java b/jOOQ-meta/src/main/java/org/jooq/meta/DefaultMetaTableDefinition.java
index d4cfaba24f..4d13b829c4 100644
--- a/jOOQ-meta/src/main/java/org/jooq/meta/DefaultMetaTableDefinition.java
+++ b/jOOQ-meta/src/main/java/org/jooq/meta/DefaultMetaTableDefinition.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public class DefaultMetaTableDefinition extends AbstractTableDefinition {
                 dataType.precisionDefined() ? dataType.precision() : null,
                 dataType.scaleDefined() ? dataType.scale() : null,
                 dataType.nullable(),
-                create().renderInlined(dataType.defaultValue()),
+                dataType.defaulted() ? create().renderInlined(dataType.defaultValue()) : null,
                 (Name) null
             );