diff --git a/ext/pdo_mysql/mysql_statement.c b/ext/pdo_mysql/mysql_statement.c
index 591443520fa3d..429c216ba6595 100644
--- a/ext/pdo_mysql/mysql_statement.c
+++ b/ext/pdo_mysql/mysql_statement.c
@@ -118,7 +118,17 @@ static void pdo_mysql_stmt_set_row_count(pdo_stmt_t *stmt) /* {{{ */
 	row_count = (zend_long) mysql_stmt_affected_rows(S->stmt);
 	if (row_count != (zend_long)-1) {
 		stmt->row_count = row_count;
-	}
+	}else {
+                if (!H->buffered) {
+                        S->result = mysql_use_result(H->server);
+                } else {
+                        S->result = mysql_store_result(H->server);
+                }
+                S->stmt = NULL;
+                stmt->dbh->methods = NULL;
+                pdo_mysql_error_stmt(stmt);
+                PDO_DBG_VOID_RETURN;
+    }
 }
 /* }}} */