diff --git a/storage/connect/reldef.h b/storage/connect/reldef.h
index 4aa29037dfc..dada5716dbe 100644
--- a/storage/connect/reldef.h
+++ b/storage/connect/reldef.h
@@ -193,7 +193,8 @@ class DllExport COLDEF : public COLCRT { /* Column description block
   friend class COLBLK;
   friend class DBFFAM;
   friend class TDBASE;
- public:
+	friend class TDBDOS;
+public:
   COLDEF(void);                // Constructor
 
   // Implementation
diff --git a/storage/connect/tabdos.cpp b/storage/connect/tabdos.cpp
index a1e58ab3344..527fe55dd89 100644
--- a/storage/connect/tabdos.cpp
+++ b/storage/connect/tabdos.cpp
@@ -2018,7 +2018,8 @@ int TDBDOS::EstimatedLength(void)
     // result if we set dep to 1
     dep = 1 + cdp->GetLong() / 20;           // Why 20 ?????
   } else for (; cdp; cdp = cdp->GetNext())
-    dep = MY_MAX(dep, cdp->GetOffset());
+		if (!(cdp->Flags & (U_VIRTUAL|U_SPECIAL)))
+			dep = MY_MAX(dep, cdp->GetOffset());
 
   return (int)dep;
   } // end of Estimated Length