diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractResultQuery.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractResultQuery.java
index 4e0e633df9..d5cb450051 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractResultQuery.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractResultQuery.java
@@ -116,7 +116,9 @@ abstract class AbstractResultQuery<R extends Record> extends AbstractQuery imple
     protected final void prepare(ExecuteContext ctx) throws SQLException {
         super.prepare(ctx);
 
-        if (size > 0) {
+        // [#1263] Allow for negative fetch sizes to support some non-standard
+        // MySQL feature, where Integer.MIN_VALUE is used
+        if (size != 0) {
             if (log.isDebugEnabled())
                 log.debug("Setting fetch size", size);