diff --git a/sql/item.cc b/sql/item.cc
index 73c8e80228b..541fbf7b178 100644
--- a/sql/item.cc
+++ b/sql/item.cc
@@ -3591,6 +3591,7 @@ bool Item::send(Protocol *protocol, String *buffer)
     break;
   }
   case MYSQL_TYPE_SHORT:
+  case MYSQL_TYPE_YEAR:
   {
     longlong nr;
     nr= val_int();
diff --git a/sql/protocol.cc b/sql/protocol.cc
index edeb78cc00b..22f1249ca28 100644
--- a/sql/protocol.cc
+++ b/sql/protocol.cc
@@ -774,7 +774,6 @@ bool Protocol_simple::store(const char *from, uint length,
 #ifndef DEBUG_OFF
   DBUG_ASSERT(field_types == 0 ||
 	      field_types[field_pos] == MYSQL_TYPE_DECIMAL ||
-              field_types[field_pos] == MYSQL_TYPE_YEAR ||
               field_types[field_pos] == MYSQL_TYPE_BIT ||
               field_types[field_pos] == MYSQL_TYPE_NEWDECIMAL ||
 	      (field_types[field_pos] >= MYSQL_TYPE_ENUM &&
@@ -801,6 +800,7 @@ bool Protocol_simple::store_short(longlong from)
 {
 #ifndef DEBUG_OFF
   DBUG_ASSERT(field_types == 0 ||
+	      field_types[field_pos] == MYSQL_TYPE_YEAR ||
 	      field_types[field_pos] == MYSQL_TYPE_SHORT);
   field_pos++;
 #endif