diff --git a/sql/sql_show.cc b/sql/sql_show.cc
index b6a753f993c..686f6ecb1ca 100644
--- a/sql/sql_show.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_show.cc
@@ -5063,7 +5063,10 @@ static int get_schema_tables_record(THD *thd, TABLE_LIST *tables,
                                   HA_STATUS_TIME |
                                   HA_STATUS_VARIABLE_EXTRA |
                                   HA_STATUS_AUTO)) != 0)
+      {
+        file->print_error(info_error, MYF(0));
         goto err;
+      }
 
       enum row_type row_type = file->get_row_type();
       switch (row_type) {
diff --git a/storage/connect/mysql-test/connect/r/infoschema-9739.result b/storage/connect/mysql-test/connect/r/infoschema-9739.result
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bcebec1d0e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/storage/connect/mysql-test/connect/r/infoschema-9739.result
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+Warnings:
+Warning	1105	No file name. Table will use t1.xml
+create table t1 (i int) engine=Connect table_type=XML;
+Warnings:
+Warning	1105	No file name. Table will use t1.xml
+select * from information_schema.tables where create_options like '%table_type=XML%';
+TABLE_CATALOG	TABLE_SCHEMA	TABLE_NAME	TABLE_TYPE	ENGINE	VERSION	ROW_FORMAT	TABLE_ROWS	AVG_ROW_LENGTH	DATA_LENGTH	MAX_DATA_LENGTH	INDEX_LENGTH	DATA_FREE	AUTO_INCREMENT	CREATE_TIME	UPDATE_TIME	CHECK_TIME	TABLE_COLLATION	CHECKSUM	CREATE_OPTIONS	TABLE_COMMENT
+Warnings:
+Warning	1286	Unknown storage engine 'InnoDB'
+Warning	1286	Unknown storage engine 'InnoDB'
+Warning	1296	Got error 174 'File t1.xml not found' from CONNECT
+drop table t1;
diff --git a/storage/connect/mysql-test/connect/t/infoschema-9739.test b/storage/connect/mysql-test/connect/t/infoschema-9739.test
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e9eb7fb796e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/storage/connect/mysql-test/connect/t/infoschema-9739.test
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#
+# MDEV-9739 Assertion `m_status == DA_ERROR || m_status == DA_OK' failed in Diagnostics_area::message() ; connect.xml* tests fail in buildbot
+#
+
+--source have_libxml2.inc
+
+create table t1 (i int) engine=Connect table_type=XML;
+select * from information_schema.tables where create_options like '%table_type=XML%';
+drop table t1;