Prepare statement wrong argument overflow using UPPER(LEFT(? )) when linked against libmysqlclient-16 or 18

When compiling client over libmysqlclient16 and libmysqlclient18 and

UPPER(LEFT(?))

inside a where clause, such parameter statement parameter is always set to 0 and cause wrong results for the query . Switching back to libmysqlclient15 fixe the issue . The issue is triggered on MySQL and MariaDB client libraries