diff --git a/sql/sql_base.cc b/sql/sql_base.cc
index 61a7db5e3b5..dcb1e46caa9 100644
--- a/sql/sql_base.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_base.cc
@@ -5391,11 +5391,9 @@ static void update_field_dependencies(THD *thd, Field *field, TABLE *table)
       }
       DBUG_VOID_RETURN;
     }
-    if (table->get_fields_in_item_tree)
-      field->flags|= GET_FIXED_FIELDS_FLAG;
     table->used_fields++;
   }
-  else if (table->get_fields_in_item_tree)
+  if (table->get_fields_in_item_tree)
     field->flags|= GET_FIXED_FIELDS_FLAG;
   DBUG_VOID_RETURN;
 }