diff --git a/phpBB/includes/db/mssqlnative.php b/phpBB/includes/db/mssqlnative.php
index 7878615acc..1f37d54ecb 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/db/mssqlnative.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/db/mssqlnative.php
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ class dbal_mssqlnative extends dbal
 				unset($row['line2'], $row['line3']);
 			}
 		}
-		return $row;
+		return (sizeof($row)) ? $row : false;
 	}
 
 	/**