diff --git a/lib/commands/server_handshake.js b/lib/commands/server_handshake.js
index b5defee30d..d93462e171 100644
--- a/lib/commands/server_handshake.js
+++ b/lib/commands/server_handshake.js
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class ServerHandshake extends Command {
         break;
       case CommandCode.FIELD_LIST:
         if (connection.listeners('field_list').length) {
-          const table = packet.readNullTerminatedString();
+          const table = packet.readNullTerminatedString(encoding);
           const fields = packet.readString(undefined, encoding);
           connection.emit('field_list', table, fields);
         } else {