diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/sqoop/manager/OracleManager.java b/src/java/org/apache/sqoop/manager/OracleManager.java
index 12613e3..929b506 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/sqoop/manager/OracleManager.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/sqoop/manager/OracleManager.java
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@
 
   @Override
   protected String getCurTimestampQuery() {
-    return "SELECT SYSDATE FROM dual";
+    return "SELECT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP FROM dual";
   }
 
   @Override