diff --git a/frappe/patches/v11_0/drop_column_apply_user_permissions.py b/frappe/patches/v11_0/drop_column_apply_user_permissions.py
index ed0a6881af..4f46bc0907 100644
--- a/frappe/patches/v11_0/drop_column_apply_user_permissions.py
+++ b/frappe/patches/v11_0/drop_column_apply_user_permissions.py
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ def execute():
 	to_remove = ['DocPerm', 'Custom DocPerm']
 
 	for doctype in to_remove:
-		if column in frappe.db.get_table_columns(doctype):
-			frappe.db.sql("alter table `tab{0}` drop column {1}".format(doctype, column))
+		if frappe.db.table_exists(doctype):
+			if column in frappe.db.get_table_columns(doctype):
+				frappe.db.sql("alter table `tab{0}` drop column {1}".format(doctype, column))
 
 	frappe.reload_doc('core', 'doctype', 'docperm', force=True)
 	frappe.reload_doc('core', 'doctype', 'custom_docperm', force=True)