diff --git a/ibis/backends/sql/compilers/base.py b/ibis/backends/sql/compilers/base.py
index e64c664ee6bb..02b198ab930a 100644
--- a/ibis/backends/sql/compilers/base.py
+++ b/ibis/backends/sql/compilers/base.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def AlterTable(*args, kind="TABLE", **kwargs):
 
 try:
     from sqlglot.expressions import AlterRename as RenameTable
-except AttributeError:
+except ImportError:
     from sqlglot.expressions import RenameTable  # noqa: F401