diff --git a/paimon-common/src/main/java/org/apache/paimon/CoreOptions.java b/paimon-common/src/main/java/org/apache/paimon/CoreOptions.java
index 6e02e486a5bab..bd9438306a307 100644
--- a/paimon-common/src/main/java/org/apache/paimon/CoreOptions.java
+++ b/paimon-common/src/main/java/org/apache/paimon/CoreOptions.java
@@ -1339,7 +1339,7 @@ public List<String> sequenceAutoPadding() {
     }
 
     public boolean incSeqPadding() {
-        return options.get(SEQUENCE_AUTO_PADDING).equals(SequenceAutoPadding.INC_SEQ.value);
+        return SequenceAutoPadding.INC_SEQ.value.equals(options.get(SEQUENCE_AUTO_PADDING));
     }
 
     public boolean writeOnly() {