diff --git a/parser/parser.y b/parser/parser.y
index fdf7a637c6095..1721e01a487ff 100644
--- a/parser/parser.y
+++ b/parser/parser.y
@@ -7058,10 +7058,14 @@ Fields:
 		}else if len(str) != 0 {
 			enclosed = str[0]
 		}
+		var escaped byte
+		if len(escape) > 0 {
+			escaped = escape[0]
+		}
 		$$ = &ast.FieldsClause{
 			Terminated: $2.(string),
 			Enclosed:   enclosed,
-			Escaped:    escape[0],
+			Escaped:    escaped,
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/parser/parser_test.go b/parser/parser_test.go
index b369b0f268a8b..85d5d7d3ade4f 100644
--- a/parser/parser_test.go
+++ b/parser/parser_test.go
@@ -394,6 +394,7 @@ func (s *testParserSuite) TestDMLStmt(c *C) {
 		{"load data local infile '/tmp/t.csv' into table t fields terminated by 'ab' enclosed by 'b' (a,b) ignore 1 lines", false},
 		{"load data local infile '/tmp/t.csv' into table t lines starting by 'ab' terminated by 'xy' ignore 1 lines", true},
 		{"load data local infile '/tmp/t.csv' into table t fields terminated by 'ab' enclosed by 'b' escaped by '*' ignore 1 lines (a,b)", true},
+		{"load data local infile '/tmp/t.csv' into table t fields terminated by 'ab' enclosed by 'b' escaped by ''", true},
 
 		// select for update
 		{"SELECT * from t for update", true},