diff --git a/sql/sp_head.cc b/sql/sp_head.cc
index cabdd07b711..24bdd2db5b6 100644
--- a/sql/sp_head.cc
+++ b/sql/sp_head.cc
@@ -1477,7 +1477,7 @@ sp_head::execute_function(THD *thd, Item **argp, uint argcount,
       each invocation.
     */
     VOID(pthread_mutex_lock(&LOCK_thread_count));
-    q= ::query_id;
+    q= global_query_id;
     VOID(pthread_mutex_unlock(&LOCK_thread_count));
     mysql_bin_log.start_union_events(thd, q + 1);
   }