diff --git a/sqlmesh/core/engine_adapter/clickhouse.py b/sqlmesh/core/engine_adapter/clickhouse.py
index f5ef705b08..7bbb7d9870 100644
--- a/sqlmesh/core/engine_adapter/clickhouse.py
+++ b/sqlmesh/core/engine_adapter/clickhouse.py
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ def _build_table_properties_exp(
             primary_key_vals = []
             if isinstance(primary_key, (exp.Tuple, exp.Array)):
                 primary_key_vals = primary_key.expressions
-            if isinstance(ordered_by_raw, exp.Paren):
+            if isinstance(primary_key, exp.Paren):
                 primary_key_vals = [primary_key.this]
 
             if not primary_key_vals:
diff --git a/tests/core/engine_adapter/test_clickhouse.py b/tests/core/engine_adapter/test_clickhouse.py
index 110f937ccb..6b0a7d57f3 100644
--- a/tests/core/engine_adapter/test_clickhouse.py
+++ b/tests/core/engine_adapter/test_clickhouse.py
@@ -305,6 +305,20 @@ def build_properties_sql(storage_format="", order_by="", primary_key="", propert
         == "ENGINE=MergeTree ORDER BY (a) PRIMARY KEY (a)"
     )
 
+    # A parenthesized single-column PRIMARY_KEY must be unwrapped regardless of the
+    # ORDER_BY shape. Previously the PRIMARY_KEY branch checked ORDER_BY's expression,
+    # so pairing PRIMARY_KEY = (a) with a non-parenthesized ORDER_BY emitted the
+    # malformed "PRIMARY KEY ((a))".
+    assert (
+        build_properties_sql(order_by="ORDER_BY = a,", primary_key="PRIMARY_KEY = (a)")
+        == "ENGINE=MergeTree ORDER BY (a) PRIMARY KEY (a)"
+    )
+
+    assert (
+        build_properties_sql(order_by="ORDER_BY = (a, b),", primary_key="PRIMARY_KEY = (a)")
+        == "ENGINE=MergeTree ORDER BY (a, b) PRIMARY KEY (a)"
+    )
+
     assert build_properties_sql(order_by="ORDER_BY = a + 1,") == "ENGINE=MergeTree ORDER BY (a + 1)"
 
     assert (