diff --git a/dbms/src/Functions/FunctionsComparison.h b/dbms/src/Functions/FunctionsComparison.h
index 223dc0ab6c3..851513acae6 100644
--- a/dbms/src/Functions/FunctionsComparison.h
+++ b/dbms/src/Functions/FunctionsComparison.h
@@ -558,7 +558,8 @@ struct NameStrcmp
 template <
     template <typename, typename>
     class Op,
-    typename Name>
+    typename Name,
+    typename DefaultReturnColumnType = ColumnUInt8>
 class FunctionComparison : public IFunction
 {
 public:
@@ -803,7 +804,7 @@ class FunctionComparison : public IFunction
 
     friend class FunctionStrcmp;
 
-    template <typename ReturnColumnType = ColumnUInt8>
+    template <typename ReturnColumnType = DefaultReturnColumnType>
     bool executeString(Block & block, size_t result, const IColumn * c0, const IColumn * c1) const
     {
         const auto * c0_string = checkAndGetColumn<ColumnString>(c0);
@@ -1299,7 +1300,7 @@ class FunctionComparison : public IFunction
     }
 };
 
-class FunctionStrcmp : public FunctionComparison<CmpOp, NameStrcmp>
+class FunctionStrcmp : public FunctionComparison<CmpOp, NameStrcmp, ColumnInt8>
 {
 public:
     static FunctionPtr create(const Context &) { return std::make_shared<FunctionStrcmp>(); };