diff --git a/sql/sql_show.cc b/sql/sql_show.cc
index ba13dd1ff04..88a56d26e35 100644
--- a/sql/sql_show.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_show.cc
@@ -817,6 +817,7 @@ mysqld_show_create(THD *thd, TABLE_LIST *table_list)
     DBUG_RETURN(1);
   }
 
+  buffer.length(0);
   if (store_create_info(thd, table, &buffer))
     DBUG_RETURN(-1);
 
@@ -830,9 +831,6 @@ mysqld_show_create(THD *thd, TABLE_LIST *table_list)
     DBUG_RETURN(1);
   protocol->prepare_for_resend();
   protocol->store(table->table_name, system_charset_info);
-  buffer.length(0);
-  if (store_create_info(thd, table, &buffer))
-    DBUG_RETURN(-1);
   protocol->store(buffer.ptr(), buffer.length(), buffer.charset());
   if (protocol->write())
     DBUG_RETURN(1);