diff --git a/client/mysqltest.cc b/client/mysqltest.cc
index 1587d7513b3..6d5b6ff31b6 100644
--- a/client/mysqltest.cc
+++ b/client/mysqltest.cc
@@ -8574,7 +8574,7 @@ void run_query(struct st_connection *cn, struct st_command *command, int flags)
   log_file.flush();
   dynstr_set(&ds_res, 0);
 
-  if (view_protocol_enabled &&
+  if (view_protocol_enabled && mysql &&
       complete_query &&
       match_re(&view_re, query))
   {
@@ -8620,7 +8620,7 @@ void run_query(struct st_connection *cn, struct st_command *command, int flags)
     dynstr_free(&query_str);
   }
 
-  if (sp_protocol_enabled &&
+  if (sp_protocol_enabled && mysql &&
       complete_query &&
       match_re(&sp_re, query))
   {