1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/client/mysql.cc b/client/mysql.cc
index 695cb1f28be..46ade3aef26 100644
--- a/client/mysql.cc
+++ b/client/mysql.cc
@@ -2042,6 +2042,10 @@ static int
 com_shell(String *buffer, char *line __attribute__((unused)))
 {
   char *shell_cmd;
+
+  /* Skip space from line begin */
+  while (isspace(*line))
+    line++;
   if (!(shell_cmd = strchr(line, ' ')))
   {
     put_info("Usage: \\! shell-command", INFO_ERROR);