diff --git a/sql/sql_base.cc b/sql/sql_base.cc
index 9bc4008d86f..ea013bb4e1e 100644
--- a/sql/sql_base.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_base.cc
@@ -2390,7 +2390,6 @@ int setup_wild(THD *thd, TABLE_LIST *tables, List<Item> &fields,
     if (item->type() == Item::FIELD_ITEM &&
         ((Item_field*) item)->field_name &&
 	((Item_field*) item)->field_name[0] == '*' &&
-        ((Item_field*) item)->field_name[1] == 0 &&
 	!((Item_field*) item)->field)
     {
       uint elem= fields.elements;