diff --git a/sql/protocol_classic.cc b/sql/protocol_classic.cc
index 4f6948f2a43..6b8fb75f77f 100644
--- a/sql/protocol_classic.cc
+++ b/sql/protocol_classic.cc
@@ -3084,6 +3084,7 @@ bool Protocol_classic::start_result_metadata(uint num_cols_arg, uint flags,
   send_metadata = true;
   field_count = num_cols;
   sending_flags = flags;
+  bool res = false;
 
   DBUG_EXECUTE_IF("send_large_column_count_in_metadata", num_cols = 50397184;);
   /*
@@ -3099,7 +3100,8 @@ bool Protocol_classic::start_result_metadata(uint num_cols_arg, uint flags,
       pos++;
     }
 
-    my_net_write(&m_thd->net, (uchar *)&tmp, (size_t)(pos - (uchar *)&tmp));
+    res =
+        my_net_write(&m_thd->net, (uchar *)&tmp, (size_t)(pos - (uchar *)&tmp));
   }
   DBUG_EXECUTE_IF("send_large_column_count_in_metadata",
                   num_cols = num_cols_arg;);
@@ -3117,7 +3119,7 @@ bool Protocol_classic::start_result_metadata(uint num_cols_arg, uint flags,
   count = 0;
 #endif
 
-  return false;
+  return res;
 }
 
 bool Protocol_classic::end_result_metadata() {