[1.0.X] Fixed #6767: corrected a 2.3 compatibility issue in [9750]. Thanks to...

[1.0.X] Fixed #6767: corrected a 2.3 compatibility issue in [9750]. Thanks to tlow. Backport of [9761] from trunk.

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