diff --git a/src/dsql/pass1.cpp b/src/dsql/pass1.cpp
index 1e77325725..18bcf7d6b7 100644
--- a/src/dsql/pass1.cpp
+++ b/src/dsql/pass1.cpp
@@ -3413,9 +3413,9 @@ static bool node_match(const dsql_nod* node1, const dsql_nod* node2,
 			return false;
 		}
 		{ // scope for the local vars
-			const dsql_str* const string1 = (dsql_str*) node1->nod_arg[0];
-			const dsql_str* const string2 = (dsql_str*) node2->nod_arg[0];
-			return !memcmp(string1->str_data, string2->str_data, string1->str_length);
+			const USHORT len = (node1->nod_desc.dsc_dtype == dtype_text) ?
+				((dsql_str*) node1->nod_arg[0])->str_length : node1->nod_desc.dsc_length;
+			return !memcmp(node1->nod_desc.dsc_address, node2->nod_desc.dsc_address, len);
 		}
 
 	case nod_map: