diff --git a/mysql-test/r/subselect.result b/mysql-test/r/subselect.result
index 9c442d8e3cb..02662f9900a 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/subselect.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/subselect.result
@@ -2152,3 +2152,11 @@ WHERE f1 <> ALL ( SELECT SUM(f1) AS sf1 FROM t2 HAVING sf1 > 10000);
 f1
 NULL
 1
+drop table t1,t2;
+create table t1 (a1 int);
+create table t2 (b1 int);
+select * from t1 where a2 > any(select b1 from t2);
+ERROR 42S22: Unknown column 'a2' in 'scalar IN/ALL/ANY subquery'
+select * from t1 where a1 > any(select b1 from t2);
+a1
+drop table t1,t2;
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/subselect.test b/mysql-test/t/subselect.test
index 6e4c3a5d604..3ee498ee380 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/subselect.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/subselect.test
@@ -1412,3 +1412,14 @@ SELECT f1 FROM t1
 
 SELECT f1 FROM t1
    WHERE f1 <> ALL ( SELECT SUM(f1) AS sf1 FROM t2 HAVING sf1 > 10000);
+
+drop table t1,t2;
+# Test for BUG#7885: Server crash when 'any' subselect compared to
+# non-existant field.
+create table t1 (a1 int);
+create table t2 (b1 int);
+--error 1054
+select * from t1 where a2 > any(select b1 from t2);
+select * from t1 where a1 > any(select b1 from t2);
+drop table t1,t2;
+
diff --git a/sql/item_subselect.cc b/sql/item_subselect.cc
index e1a80941a52..8516ea76a7e 100644
--- a/sql/item_subselect.cc
+++ b/sql/item_subselect.cc
@@ -177,6 +177,8 @@ bool Item_subselect::fix_fields(THD *thd_param, TABLE_LIST *tables, Item **ref)
     }
     fix_length_and_dec();
   }
+  else
+    return 1;
   uint8 uncacheable= engine->uncacheable();
   if (uncacheable)
   {
@@ -264,7 +266,6 @@ Item_singlerow_subselect::Item_singlerow_subselect(st_select_lex *select_lex)
 {
   DBUG_ENTER("Item_singlerow_subselect::Item_singlerow_subselect");
   init(select_lex, new select_singlerow_subselect(this));
-  max_columns= 1;
   maybe_null= 1;
   max_columns= UINT_MAX;
   DBUG_VOID_RETURN;