diff --git a/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_forge.php b/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_forge.php
index 25f4bf7..71eed7d 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_forge.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_forge.php
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
 			return FALSE;
 		}
 
-		return 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($table).' '.$alter_type.' '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($column_name)
+		return 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->escape_identifiers($table).' '.$alter_type.' '.$this->db->escape_identifiers($column_name)
 			.' '.$column_definition
 			.($default_value != '' ? " DEFAULT '".$default_value."'" : '')
 			// If NOT NULL is specified, the field must have a DEFAULT value other than NULL