diff --git a/server/modules/protocol/MySQL/mariadbbackend/mysql_backend.cc b/server/modules/protocol/MySQL/mariadbbackend/mysql_backend.cc
index 87fe9b456..7b8f4259a 100644
--- a/server/modules/protocol/MySQL/mariadbbackend/mysql_backend.cc
+++ b/server/modules/protocol/MySQL/mariadbbackend/mysql_backend.cc
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ static int gw_read_and_write(DCB* dcb)
     if (proto->ignore_replies > 0)
     {
         /** The reply to a COM_CHANGE_USER is in packet */
-        GWBUF* query = modutil_get_next_MySQL_packet(&proto->stored_query);
+        GWBUF* query = proto->stored_query;
         proto->stored_query = NULL;
         proto->ignore_replies--;
         mxb_assert(proto->ignore_replies >= 0);