diff --git a/sql/binlog.cc b/sql/binlog.cc
index 2e90d0f481b..08a2938e2b9 100644
--- a/sql/binlog.cc
+++ b/sql/binlog.cc
@@ -3909,7 +3909,7 @@ bool MYSQL_BIN_LOG::open(PSI_file_key log_file_key, const char *log_name,
     goto err;
   }
 
-  if (init_and_set_log_file_name(name, new_name, new_index_number) ||
+  if ((new_name && init_and_set_log_file_name(name, new_name, new_index_number)) ||
       DBUG_EVALUATE_IF("fault_injection_init_name", 1, 0))
     goto err;