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diff --git a/lib/DBIx/Class/ResultSet.pm b/lib/DBIx/Class/ResultSet.pm
index db6c27e..427657a 100644
--- a/lib/DBIx/Class/ResultSet.pm
+++ b/lib/DBIx/Class/ResultSet.pm
@@ -271,15 +271,22 @@ sub search {
   my $self = shift;
   my $rs = $self->search_rs( @_ );
 
-  my $want = wantarray;
-  if ($want) {
+  if (wantarray) {
     return $rs->all;
   }
-  elsif (defined $want) {
+  elsif (defined wantarray) {
     return $rs;
   }
   else {
-    $self->throw_exception ('->search is *not* a mutator, calling it in void context makes no sense');
+    # we can be called by a relationship helper, which in
+    # turn may be called in void context due to some braindead
+    # overload or whatever else the user decided to be clever
+    # at this particular day. Thus limit the exception to
+    # external code calls only
+    $self->throw_exception ('->search is *not* a mutator, calling it in void context makes no sense')
+      if (caller)[0] !~ /^\QDBIx::Class::/;
+
+    return ();
   }
 }