diff --git a/sql/item.cc b/sql/item.cc
index edb4dc60277..0506b444754 100644
--- a/sql/item.cc
+++ b/sql/item.cc
@@ -7399,9 +7399,13 @@ void resolve_const_item(THD *thd, Item **ref, Item *comp_item)
           or less than the original Item. A 0 may also be returned if 
           out of memory.          
 
-  @note We only use this on the range optimizer/partition pruning,
+  @note We use this in the range optimizer/partition pruning,
         because in some cases we can't store the value in the field
         without some precision/character loss.
+
+        We similarly use it to verify that expressions like
+        BIGINT_FIELD <cmp> <literal value>
+        is done correctly (as int/decimal/float according to literal type).
 */
 
 int stored_field_cmp_to_item(THD *thd, Field *field, Item *item)
@@ -7459,10 +7463,15 @@ int stored_field_cmp_to_item(THD *thd, Field *field, Item *item)
     field_val= field->val_decimal(&field_buf);
     return my_decimal_cmp(item_val, field_val);
   }
-  double result= item->val_real();
+  /*
+    The patch for Bug#13463415 started using this function for comparing
+    BIGINTs. That uncovered a bug in Visual Studio 32bit optimized mode.
+    Prefixing the auto variables with volatile fixes the problem....
+  */
+  volatile double result= item->val_real();
   if (item->null_value)
     return 0;
-  double field_result= field->val_real();
+  volatile double field_result= field->val_real();
   if (field_result < result)
     return -1;
   else if (field_result > result)