diff --git a/foundation/org.eclipse.persistence.core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/persistence/platform/database/SQLServerPlatform.java b/foundation/org.eclipse.persistence.core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/persistence/platform/database/SQLServerPlatform.java
index c95ab933bc1..592068785e1 100644
--- a/foundation/org.eclipse.persistence.core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/persistence/platform/database/SQLServerPlatform.java
+++ b/foundation/org.eclipse.persistence.core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/persistence/platform/database/SQLServerPlatform.java
@@ -813,11 +813,11 @@ public void printSQLSelectStatement(DatabaseCall call, ExpressionSQLPrinter prin
             return;
         }
         
-        // OFFSET + FETCH NEXT requires ORDER BY, so add an ordering if there are none
-        // this SQL will satisfy the query parser without actually changing the ordering of the rows
+        // OFFSET + FETCH NEXT requires ORDER BY
         List<Expression> orderBy = statement.getOrderByExpressions();
         if (orderBy.isEmpty()) {
-            orderBy.add(statement.getBuilder().literal("ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY (SELECT null))"));
+            super.printSQLSelectStatement(call, printer, statement);
+            return;
         }
         
         // decide exact syntax to use, depending on whether a limit is specified (could just have an offset)