diff --git a/sql/field.h b/sql/field.h
index b10d950163c..d3e38db83d1 100644
--- a/sql/field.h
+++ b/sql/field.h
@@ -654,6 +654,7 @@ public:
   uint32 pack_length() const { return sizeof(double); }
   void sql_type(String &str) const;
   uint32 max_length() { return 53; }
+  uint size_of() const { return sizeof(*this); }
 };