diff --git a/storage/innodb_plugin/handler/ha_innodb.cc b/storage/innodb_plugin/handler/ha_innodb.cc
index ebf7afd5364..d72a86c82e8 100644
--- a/storage/innodb_plugin/handler/ha_innodb.cc
+++ b/storage/innodb_plugin/handler/ha_innodb.cc
@@ -229,21 +229,6 @@ static handler *innobase_create_handler(handlerton *hton,
                                         TABLE_SHARE *table,
                                         MEM_ROOT *mem_root);
 
-/***********************************************************************
-This function checks each index name for a table against reserved
-system default primary index name 'GEN_CLUST_INDEX'. If a name matches,
-this function pushes an error message to the client, and returns true. */
-static
-bool
-innobase_index_name_is_reserved(
-/*============================*/
-					/* out: true if index name matches a
-					reserved name */
-	const trx_t*	trx,		/* in: InnoDB transaction handle */
-	const TABLE*	form,		/* in: information on table
-					columns and indexes */
-	const char*	norm_name);	/* in: table name */
-
 /* "GEN_CLUST_INDEX" is the name reserved for Innodb default
 system primary index. */
 static const char innobase_index_reserve_name[]= "GEN_CLUST_INDEX";
@@ -6342,7 +6327,8 @@ ha_innobase::create(
 
 	/* Check for name conflicts (with reserved name) for
 	any user indices to be created. */
-	if (innobase_index_name_is_reserved(trx, form, norm_name)) {
+	if (innobase_index_name_is_reserved(trx, form->key_info,
+					    form->s->keys)) {
 		error = -1;
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
@@ -9804,36 +9790,39 @@ static int show_innodb_vars(THD *thd, SHOW_VAR *var, char *buff)
 /***********************************************************************
 This function checks each index name for a table against reserved
 system default primary index name 'GEN_CLUST_INDEX'. If a name matches,
-this function pushes an error message to the client, and returns true. */
-static
+this function pushes an warning message to the client, and returns true. */
+extern "C" UNIV_INTERN
 bool
 innobase_index_name_is_reserved(
 /*============================*/
 					/* out: true if an index name
 					matches the reserved name */
 	const trx_t*	trx,		/* in: InnoDB transaction handle */
-	const TABLE*	form,		/* in: information on table
-					columns and indexes */
-	const char*	norm_name)	/* in: table name */
+	const KEY*	key_info,	/* in: Indexes to be created */
+	ulint		num_of_keys)	/* in: Number of indexes to
+					be created. */
 {
-	KEY*		key;
+	const KEY*	key;
 	uint		key_num;	/* index number */
 
-	for (key_num = 0; key_num < form->s->keys; key_num++) {
-		key = form->key_info + key_num;
+	for (key_num = 0; key_num < num_of_keys; key_num++) {
+		key = &key_info[key_num];
 
 		if (innobase_strcasecmp(key->name,
 					innobase_index_reserve_name) == 0) {
 			/* Push warning to mysql */
 			push_warning_printf((THD*) trx->mysql_thd,
-					    MYSQL_ERROR::WARN_LEVEL_ERROR,
-					    ER_CANT_CREATE_TABLE,
+					    MYSQL_ERROR::WARN_LEVEL_WARN,
+					    ER_WRONG_NAME_FOR_INDEX,
 					    "Cannot Create Index with name "
 					    "'%s'. The name is reserved "
 					    "for the system default primary "
 					    "index.",
 					    innobase_index_reserve_name);
 
+			my_error(ER_WRONG_NAME_FOR_INDEX, MYF(0),
+				 innobase_index_reserve_name);
+
 			return(true);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/storage/innodb_plugin/handler/ha_innodb.h b/storage/innodb_plugin/handler/ha_innodb.h
index 9560fbdaa5e..4779651ee27 100644
--- a/storage/innodb_plugin/handler/ha_innodb.h
+++ b/storage/innodb_plugin/handler/ha_innodb.h
@@ -289,3 +289,21 @@ trx_t*
 innobase_trx_allocate(
 /*==================*/
 	MYSQL_THD	thd);	/*!< in: user thread handle */
+
+
+/*********************************************************************//**
+This function checks each index name for a table against reserved
+system default primary index name 'GEN_CLUST_INDEX'. If a name
+matches, this function pushes an warning message to the client,
+and returns true. */
+extern "C"
+bool
+innobase_index_name_is_reserved(
+/*============================*/
+					/* out: true if the index name
+					matches the reserved name */
+	const trx_t*	trx,		/* in: InnoDB transaction handle */
+	const KEY*	key_info,	/* in: Indexes to be created */
+	ulint		num_of_keys);	/* in: Number of indexes to
+					be created. */
+
diff --git a/storage/innodb_plugin/handler/handler0alter.cc b/storage/innodb_plugin/handler/handler0alter.cc
index 1aa0e6b126c..37aed06b28a 100644
--- a/storage/innodb_plugin/handler/handler0alter.cc
+++ b/storage/innodb_plugin/handler/handler0alter.cc
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ ha_innobase::add_index(
 	ulint		num_created	= 0;
 	ibool		dict_locked	= FALSE;
 	ulint		new_primary;
-	ulint		error;
+	int		error;
 
 	DBUG_ENTER("ha_innobase::add_index");
 	ut_a(table);
@@ -656,9 +656,13 @@ ha_innobase::add_index(
 	innodb_table = indexed_table
 		= dict_table_get(prebuilt->table->name, FALSE);
 
-	/* Check that index keys are sensible */
-
-	error = innobase_check_index_keys(key_info, num_of_keys);
+	/* Check if the index name is reserved. */
+	if (innobase_index_name_is_reserved(trx, key_info, num_of_keys)) {
+		error = -1;
+	} else {
+		/* Check that index keys are sensible */
+		error = innobase_check_index_keys(key_info, num_of_keys);
+	}
 
 	if (UNIV_UNLIKELY(error)) {
 err_exit: