diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/command/ddl.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/command/ddl.scala
index 2fc6d6fd85..3e91dab6a5 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/command/ddl.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/command/ddl.scala
@@ -848,7 +848,12 @@ case class AlterTableSetLocationCommand(
         DDLUtils.verifyPartitionProviderIsHive(
           sparkSession, table, "ALTER TABLE ... SET LOCATION")
         // Partition spec is specified, so we set the location only for this partition
-        val part = catalog.getPartition(table.identifier, spec)
+        val normalizedSpec = PartitioningUtils.normalizePartitionSpec(
+          spec,
+          table.partitionSchema,
+          table.identifier.quotedString,
+          sparkSession.sessionState.conf.resolver)
+        val part = catalog.getPartition(table.identifier, normalizedSpec)
         val newPart = part.copy(storage = part.storage.copy(locationUri = Some(locUri)))
         catalog.alterPartitions(table.identifier, Seq(newPart))
       case None =>
diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/command/DDLSuite.scala b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/command/DDLSuite.scala
index 7086c31082..19b5118a23 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/command/DDLSuite.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/command/DDLSuite.scala
@@ -1261,6 +1261,17 @@ abstract class DDLSuite extends QueryTest with SQLTestUtils {
     // set table partition location
     sql("ALTER TABLE dbx.tab1 PARTITION (a='1', b='2') SET LOCATION '/path/to/part/ways'")
     verifyLocation(new URI("/path/to/part/ways"), Some(partSpec))
+    // set location for partition spec in the upper case
+    withSQLConf(SQLConf.CASE_SENSITIVE.key -> "false") {
+      sql("ALTER TABLE dbx.tab1 PARTITION (A='1', B='2') SET LOCATION '/path/to/part/ways2'")
+      verifyLocation(new URI("/path/to/part/ways2"), Some(partSpec))
+    }
+    withSQLConf(SQLConf.CASE_SENSITIVE.key -> "true") {
+      val errMsg = intercept[AnalysisException] {
+        sql("ALTER TABLE dbx.tab1 PARTITION (A='1', B='2') SET LOCATION '/path/to/part/ways3'")
+      }.getMessage
+      assert(errMsg.contains("not a valid partition column"))
+    }
     // set table location without explicitly specifying database
     catalog.setCurrentDatabase("dbx")
     sql("ALTER TABLE tab1 SET LOCATION '/swanky/steak/place'")