diff --git a/sql/vector_mhnsw.cc b/sql/vector_mhnsw.cc
index 14942735e887f..655a27acc2a5e 100644
--- a/sql/vector_mhnsw.cc
+++ b/sql/vector_mhnsw.cc
@@ -883,6 +883,8 @@ int FVectorNode::load_from_record(TABLE *graph)
   FVector *vec_ptr= FVector::align_ptr(tref() + tref_len());
   memcpy(vec_ptr->data(), v->ptr(), v->length());
   vec_ptr->postprocess(ctx->vec_len);
+  if (ctx->metric == COSINE)
+    vec_ptr->abs2= 0.5f;
 
   longlong layer= graph->field[FIELD_LAYER]->val_int();
   if (layer > 100) // 10e30 nodes at M=2, more at larger M's