explain select * from t2 LEFT JOIN t on t2.id = t.id AND 1 = 0 WHERE t2.id = 1; +------+-------------+-------+-------+---------------+------+---------+------+------+-------------------------+ | id | select_type | table | type | possible_keys | key | key_len | ref | rows | Extra | +------+-------------+-------+-------+---------------+------+---------+------+------+-------------------------+ | 1 | SIMPLE | t | const | t_id | NULL | NULL | NULL | 0 | Impossible ON condition | | 1 | SIMPLE | t2 | ALL | NULL | NULL | NULL | NULL | 1 | Using where | +------+-------------+-------+-------+---------------+------+---------+------+------+-------------------------+