1 files changed, 9 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/sql/field.cc b/sql/field.cc
index 49989a4a4ed..dec89e16674 100644
--- a/sql/field.cc
+++ b/sql/field.cc
@@ -1269,12 +1269,15 @@ void Field_num::prepend_zeros(String *value)
   int diff;
   if ((diff= (int) (field_length - value->length())) > 0)
   {
-    bmove_upp((uchar*) value->ptr()+field_length,
-              (uchar*) value->ptr()+value->length(),
-	      value->length());
-    bfill((uchar*) value->ptr(),diff,'0');
-    value->length(field_length);
-    (void) value->c_ptr_quick();		// Avoid warnings in purify
+    const bool error= value->realloc(field_length);
+    if (!error)
+    {
+      bmove_upp((uchar*) value->ptr()+field_length,
+                (uchar*) value->ptr()+value->length(),
+	        value->length());
+      bfill((uchar*) value->ptr(),diff,'0');
+      value->length(field_length);
+    }
   }
 }