diff --git a/database/ql.go b/database/ql.go
index 58e6fdf155e10d8c3463582974c01ce00e5d326b..dc9ddaaae911b7a2e517ec9c8d7a5b969349487b 100644
--- a/database/ql.go
+++ b/database/ql.go
@@ -90,7 +90,11 @@ 		}
 	}
 
 	for _, field := range m.Fields().Anonymous() {
-		columns = append(columns, WithAlias(m.Alias(), field.SQL))
+		alias := m.Alias()
+		if alias == "" {
+			alias = m.Table()
+		}
+		columns = append(columns, WithAlias(alias, field.SQL))
 	}
 
 	return columns