diff --git a/sql/sql_lex.cc b/sql/sql_lex.cc
index d95d2733dcd..4c0ab7a8e54 100644
--- a/sql/sql_lex.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_lex.cc
@@ -1672,7 +1672,7 @@ void st_lex::cleanup_lex_after_parse_error(THD *thd)
     Sic: we must nullify the member of the main lex, not the
     current one that will be thrown away
   */
-  if (thd->lex->sphead);
+  if (thd->lex->sphead)
   {
     delete thd->lex->sphead;
     thd->lex->sphead= NULL;