diff --git a/libmysql/libmysql.c b/libmysql/libmysql.c
index 8f228f51ed7..7f648eb90df 100644
--- a/libmysql/libmysql.c
+++ b/libmysql/libmysql.c
@@ -1712,7 +1712,7 @@ mysql_real_connect(MYSQL *mysql,const char *host, const char *user,
     charset_name=charset_name_buff;
     sprintf(charset_name,"%d",mysql->server_language);	/* In case of errors */
     if (!(mysql->charset =
-	  get_charset((uint8) mysql->server_language, MYF(MY_WME))))
+	  get_charset((uint8) mysql->server_language, MYF(0))))
       mysql->charset = default_charset_info; /* shouldn't be fatal */
 
   }
diff --git a/mysys/charset.c b/mysys/charset.c
index 47eaf3587d5..70f3f2902f1 100644
--- a/mysys/charset.c
+++ b/mysys/charset.c
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ static CHARSET_INFO *find_charset_by_name(CHARSET_INFO **table,
   return NULL;
 }
 
-static CHARSET_INFO *add_charset(uint cs_number, const char *cs_name)
+static CHARSET_INFO *add_charset(uint cs_number, const char *cs_name, myf flags)
 {
   CHARSET_INFO tmp_cs,*cs;
   uchar tmp_ctype[CTYPE_TABLE_SIZE];
@@ -311,11 +311,11 @@ static CHARSET_INFO *add_charset(uint cs_number, const char *cs_name)
   cs->to_lower=tmp_to_lower;
   cs->to_upper=tmp_to_upper;
   cs->sort_order=tmp_sort_order;
-  if (read_charset_file(cs_number, cs, MYF(MY_WME)))
+  if (read_charset_file(cs_number, cs, flags))
     return NULL;
 
   cs           = (CHARSET_INFO*) my_once_alloc(sizeof(CHARSET_INFO),
-					       MYF(MY_WME));
+                                               MYF(MY_WME));
   *cs=tmp_cs;
   cs->name     = (char *) my_once_alloc((uint) strlen(cs_name)+1, MYF(MY_WME));
   cs->ctype    = (uchar*) my_once_alloc(CTYPE_TABLE_SIZE,      MYF(MY_WME));
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ static CHARSET_INFO *add_charset(uint cs_number, const char *cs_name)
   return cs;
 }
 
-static CHARSET_INFO *get_internal_charset(uint cs_number)
+static CHARSET_INFO *get_internal_charset(uint cs_number, myf flags)
 {
   CHARSET_INFO *cs;
   /*
@@ -344,13 +344,13 @@ static CHARSET_INFO *get_internal_charset(uint cs_number)
   if (!(cs = find_charset((CHARSET_INFO**) cs_info_table.buffer, cs_number,
 			  cs_info_table.elements)))
     if (!(cs = find_compiled_charset(cs_number)))
-      cs=add_charset(cs_number, get_charset_name(cs_number));
+      cs=add_charset(cs_number, get_charset_name(cs_number), flags);
   pthread_mutex_unlock(&THR_LOCK_charset);
   return cs;
 }
 
 
-static CHARSET_INFO *get_internal_charset_by_name(const char *name)
+static CHARSET_INFO *get_internal_charset_by_name(const char *name, myf flags)
 {
   CHARSET_INFO *cs;
   /*
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ static CHARSET_INFO *get_internal_charset_by_name(const char *name)
   if (!(cs = find_charset_by_name((CHARSET_INFO**) cs_info_table.buffer, name,
 				 cs_info_table.elements)))
     if (!(cs = find_compiled_charset_by_name(name)))
-      cs=add_charset(get_charset_number(name), name);
+      cs=add_charset(get_charset_number(name), name, flags);
   pthread_mutex_unlock(&THR_LOCK_charset);
   return cs;
 }
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ CHARSET_INFO *get_charset(uint cs_number, myf flags)
 {
   CHARSET_INFO *cs;
   (void) init_available_charsets(MYF(0));	/* If it isn't initialized */
-  cs=get_internal_charset(cs_number);
+  cs=get_internal_charset(cs_number, flags);
 
   if (!cs && (flags & MY_WME))
   {
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ CHARSET_INFO *get_charset_by_name(const char *cs_name, myf flags)
 {
   CHARSET_INFO *cs;
   (void) init_available_charsets(MYF(0));	/* If it isn't initialized */
-  cs=get_internal_charset_by_name(cs_name);
+  cs=get_internal_charset_by_name(cs_name, flags);
 
   if (!cs && (flags & MY_WME))
   {