diff --git a/extra/comp_err.c b/extra/comp_err.c
index 2ec4240392f..1803b93ff8c 100644
--- a/extra/comp_err.c
+++ b/extra/comp_err.c
@@ -70,13 +70,15 @@ int main(int argc,char *argv[])
       fclose(from);
       goto end;
     }
-    
+
+#ifdef NEEDS_FIXES
     if (!(csnum= get_charset_number(charset_name, MY_CS_PRIMARY)))
     {
       fprintf(stderr,"Unknown character '%s' in '%s'\n",charset_name, *argv);
       fclose(from);
       goto end;
     }
+#endif
     
     if (remember_rows(from,'}') < 0)	/* Remember rows */
     {