diff --git a/erpnext/patches/v10_0/item_barcode_childtable_migrate.py b/erpnext/patches/v10_0/item_barcode_childtable_migrate.py
index c16f3554b30..ec9c6c3b760 100644
--- a/erpnext/patches/v10_0/item_barcode_childtable_migrate.py
+++ b/erpnext/patches/v10_0/item_barcode_childtable_migrate.py
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ import frappe
 
 
 def execute():
-	if frappe.get_all("Item Barcode", limit=1): return
 	frappe.reload_doc("stock", "doctype", "item_barcode")
+	if frappe.get_all("Item Barcode", limit=1): return
+	if "barcode" not in frappe.db.get_table_columns("Item"): return
 
 	items_barcode = frappe.db.sql("select name, barcode from tabItem where barcode is not null", as_dict=True)
 	frappe.reload_doc("stock", "doctype", "item")