diff --git a/sql/sql_base.cc b/sql/sql_base.cc
index 8090d8a9288..fe7ec83b845 100644
--- a/sql/sql_base.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_base.cc
@@ -5320,7 +5320,8 @@ TABLE *open_ltable(THD *thd, TABLE_LIST *table_list, thr_lock_type lock_type,
 end:
   if (table == NULL)
   {
-    trans_rollback_stmt(thd);
+    if (!thd->in_sub_stmt)
+      trans_rollback_stmt(thd);
     close_thread_tables(thd);
   }
   thd_proc_info(thd, 0);