diff --git a/system/drivers/DB_mysql.php b/system/drivers/DB_mysql.php
index a90d842..7279097 100644
--- a/system/drivers/DB_mysql.php
+++ b/system/drivers/DB_mysql.php
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@
 		$retval = array();
 		while ($field = mysql_fetch_field($this->result_id))
 		{	
-			$F 				= new CI_DB_field();
+			$F				= new stdClass();
 			$F->name 		= $field->name;
 			$F->type 		= $field->type;
 			$F->default		= $field->def;