diff --git a/CRM/Contact/BAO/Query.php b/CRM/Contact/BAO/Query.php
index f34429084e0a..c296260208a6 100644
--- a/CRM/Contact/BAO/Query.php
+++ b/CRM/Contact/BAO/Query.php
@@ -5628,7 +5628,7 @@ public static function buildClause($field, $op, $value = NULL, $dataType = NULL)
         return $clause;
 
       case 'RLIKE':
-        return " {$clause} BINARY '{$value}' ";
+        return " CAST({$field} AS BINARY) RLIKE BINARY '{$value}' ";
 
       case 'IN':
       case 'NOT IN':
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/CRM/Contact/SelectorTest.php b/tests/phpunit/CRM/Contact/SelectorTest.php
index 5316ebbd23e6..04a9e968f8ac 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/CRM/Contact/SelectorTest.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/CRM/Contact/SelectorTest.php
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ public function testWhereClauseByOperator() {
       // case insensitive check
       'LIKE' => "( contact_a.first_name LIKE '%Ad%' )",
       // case sensitive check
-      'RLIKE' => "(  contact_a.first_name RLIKE BINARY '^A[a-z]{3}$'  )",
+      'RLIKE' => "(  CAST(contact_a.first_name AS BINARY) RLIKE BINARY '^A[a-z]{3}$'  )",
       // case sensitive check
       'IN' => '( contact_a.first_name IN ("Adam") )',
     ];