diff --git a/mysql/mysql-lib.pl b/mysql/mysql-lib.pl
index 830d5df2a..b19de5a25 100755
--- a/mysql/mysql-lib.pl
+++ b/mysql/mysql-lib.pl
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ if ($@) {
 			return ( );
 			}
 		else {
-			&error(text{'edenied'});
+			&error($$text{'edenied'});
 			}
 		}
 	elsif (!ref($t)) {