diff --git a/cql3/restrictions/statement_restrictions.cc b/cql3/restrictions/statement_restrictions.cc
index f91e598c00..dbaaa1aed8 100644
--- a/cql3/restrictions/statement_restrictions.cc
+++ b/cql3/restrictions/statement_restrictions.cc
@@ -1554,7 +1554,7 @@ size_t statement_restrictions::clustering_columns_restrictions_size() const {
 }
 
 bool statement_restrictions::clustering_key_restrictions_need_filtering() const {
-    if (contains_multi_column_restriction(_clustering_columns_restrictions)) {
+    if (_has_multi_column) {
         return false;
     }