diff --git a/plugins/check_mysql.c b/plugins/check_mysql.c
index 062ec657..6134d6c6 100644
--- a/plugins/check_mysql.c
+++ b/plugins/check_mysql.c
@@ -282,17 +282,32 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 			num_fields = mysql_num_fields(res);
 			fields = mysql_fetch_fields(res);
 			for (int i = 0; i < num_fields; i++) {
-				if (strcmp(fields[i].name, "Slave_IO_Running") == 0) {
-					replica_io_field = i;
-					continue;
-				}
-				if (strcmp(fields[i].name, "Slave_SQL_Running") == 0) {
-					replica_sql_field = i;
-					continue;
-				}
-				if (strcmp(fields[i].name, "Seconds_Behind_Master") == 0) {
-					seconds_behind_field = i;
-					continue;
+				if (use_deprecated_slave_status) {
+					if (strcmp(fields[i].name, "Slave_IO_Running") == 0) {
+						replica_io_field = i;
+						continue;
+					}
+					if (strcmp(fields[i].name, "Slave_SQL_Running") == 0) {
+						replica_sql_field = i;
+						continue;
+					}
+					if (strcmp(fields[i].name, "Seconds_Behind_Master") == 0) {
+						seconds_behind_field = i;
+						continue;
+					}
+				} else {
+					if (strcmp(fields[i].name, "Replica_IO_Running") == 0) {
+						replica_io_field = i;
+						continue;
+					}
+					if (strcmp(fields[i].name, "Replica_SQL_Running") == 0) {
+						replica_sql_field = i;
+						continue;
+					}
+					if (strcmp(fields[i].name, "Seconds_Behind_Source") == 0) {
+						seconds_behind_field = i;
+						continue;
+					}
 				}
 			}