diff --git a/storage/ibmdb2i/db2i_conversion.cc b/storage/ibmdb2i/db2i_conversion.cc
index bdb8085d937..0acde10a4cd 100644
--- a/storage/ibmdb2i/db2i_conversion.cc
+++ b/storage/ibmdb2i/db2i_conversion.cc
@@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@ int32 ha_ibmdb2i::convertMySQLtoDB2(Field* field, const DB2Field& db2Field, char
                   if (bytesToStore)
                     memcpy(db2Buf, dataToStore, bytesToStore);
                   if (bytesToPad)
-                    wmemset((wchar_t*)(db2Buf + bytesToStore), 0x0020, bytesToPad/2);
+                    memset16((db2Buf + bytesToStore), 0x0020, bytesToPad/2);
                 }
                 else
                 {
@@ -1108,7 +1108,7 @@ int32 ha_ibmdb2i::convertMySQLtoDB2(Field* field, const DB2Field& db2Field, char
                     bytesToStore = db2BytesToStore;
                   }
                   if (db2BytesToStore < maxDb2BytesToStore) // If need to pad
-                    wmemset((wchar_t*)(db2Buf + db2BytesToStore), 0x0020, (maxDb2BytesToStore - db2BytesToStore)/2);
+                    memset16((db2Buf + db2BytesToStore), 0x0020, (maxDb2BytesToStore - db2BytesToStore)/2);
                 }
 
                 if (db2FieldType == QMY_VARGRAPHIC)
diff --git a/storage/ibmdb2i/db2i_misc.h b/storage/ibmdb2i/db2i_misc.h
index 9e20f01208b..f0b527aaad0 100644
--- a/storage/ibmdb2i/db2i_misc.h
+++ b/storage/ibmdb2i/db2i_misc.h
@@ -109,5 +109,21 @@ bool isOrdinaryIdentifier(const char* s)
   }
   return true;
 }
+
+/**
+  Fill memory with a 16-bit word.
   
+  @param p  Pointer to space to fill.
+  @param v  Value to fill
+  @param l  Length of space (in 16-bit words)
+*/
+void memset16(void* p, uint16 v, size_t l)
+{
+  uint16* p2=(uint16*)p;
+  while (l--)
+  {
+    *(p2++) = v;
+  }
+}
+
 #endif