diff --git a/sql/sql_parse.cc b/sql/sql_parse.cc
index aeabeae25a0..2ae394b6b9a 100644
--- a/sql/sql_parse.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_parse.cc
@@ -10356,7 +10356,7 @@ bool parse_sql(THD *thd, Parser_state *parser_state,
     Mark it as freed so that stale accesses are caught early. It is
     brought back by LEX::start() -> LEX_Parser_state::reset_parser_state().
   */
-  TRASH_FREE((void*) static_cast<LEX_Parser_state*>(thd->lex),
+  TRASH_FREE((void*) &static_cast<LEX_Parser_state&>(*thd->lex),
              sizeof(LEX_Parser_state));
 
   /* Restore creation context. */