diff --git a/src/databricks/sqlalchemy/_ddl.py b/src/databricks/sqlalchemy/_ddl.py
index d5d0bf8..d559dc4 100644
--- a/src/databricks/sqlalchemy/_ddl.py
+++ b/src/databricks/sqlalchemy/_ddl.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+import logging
 import re
+
 from sqlalchemy.sql import compiler, sqltypes
-import logging
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -68,7 +69,15 @@ def get_column_specification(self, column, **kwargs):
         See comments in test_suite.py. We may implement implicit IDENTITY using this
         feature in the future, similar to the Microsoft SQL Server dialect.
         """
-        if column is column.table._autoincrement_column or column.autoincrement is True:
+        is_autoincrement = bool(column.autoincrement)
+        if (
+            column.table is not None  # column.table can be None
+            and not is_autoincrement
+        ):
+            if column is column.table._autoincrement_column:
+                is_autoincrement = True
+
+        if is_autoincrement:
             logger.warning(
                 "Databricks dialect ignores SQLAlchemy's autoincrement semantics. Use explicit Identity() instead."
             )