diff --git a/mysql-test/r/subselect_sj2_jcl6.result b/mysql-test/r/subselect_sj2_jcl6.result
index 46b62ce843c..32d8d245477 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/subselect_sj2_jcl6.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/subselect_sj2_jcl6.result
@@ -928,6 +928,33 @@ x	x
 set optimizer_switch=@tmp_optimizer_switch;
 set join_cache_level=default;
 DROP TABLE t1,t2,t3,t4;
+#
+# Bug #899696: potential incremental join cache for semijoin
+#
+CREATE TABLE t1 (pk int PRIMARY KEY, a int);
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1, 6), (2, 8);
+CREATE TABLE t2 (b int) ENGINE=InnoDB;
+INSERT INTO t2 VALUES (8);
+CREATE TABLE t3 (pk int PRIMARY KEY, a int);
+INSERT INTO t3 VALUES (1, 6), (2, 8);
+CREATE TABLE t4 (b int) ENGINE=InnoDB;
+INSERT INTO t4 VALUES (2);
+set @tmp_optimizer_switch=@@optimizer_switch;
+SET optimizer_switch = 'semijoin_with_cache=on';
+SET join_cache_level = 2;
+EXPLAIN
+SELECT * FROM t1, t2 WHERE b IN (SELECT a FROM t3, t4 WHERE b = pk);
+id	select_type	table	type	possible_keys	key	key_len	ref	rows	Extra
+1	PRIMARY	t2	ALL	NULL	NULL	NULL	NULL	1	
+1	PRIMARY	t4	ALL	NULL	NULL	NULL	NULL	1	Using where
+1	PRIMARY	t1	ALL	NULL	NULL	NULL	NULL	2	
+1	PRIMARY	t3	eq_ref	PRIMARY	PRIMARY	4	test.t4.b	1	Using where; FirstMatch(t4)
+SELECT * FROM t1, t2 WHERE b IN (SELECT a FROM t3, t4 WHERE b = pk);
+pk	a	b
+1	6	8
+set optimizer_switch=@tmp_optimizer_switch;
+set join_cache_level=default;
+DROP TABLE t1,t2,t3,t4;
 set join_cache_level=default;
 show variables like 'join_cache_level';
 Variable_name	Value
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/subselect_sj2_jcl6.test b/mysql-test/t/subselect_sj2_jcl6.test
index 9628bd5c4b9..374fbd946c3 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/subselect_sj2_jcl6.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/subselect_sj2_jcl6.test
@@ -45,6 +45,34 @@ set join_cache_level=default;
 
 DROP TABLE t1,t2,t3,t4;
 
+--echo #
+--echo # Bug #899696: potential incremental join cache for semijoin
+--echo #
+
+CREATE TABLE t1 (pk int PRIMARY KEY, a int);
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1, 6), (2, 8);
+CREATE TABLE t2 (b int) ENGINE=InnoDB;
+INSERT INTO t2 VALUES (8);
+CREATE TABLE t3 (pk int PRIMARY KEY, a int);
+INSERT INTO t3 VALUES (1, 6), (2, 8);
+CREATE TABLE t4 (b int) ENGINE=InnoDB;
+INSERT INTO t4 VALUES (2);
+
+set @tmp_optimizer_switch=@@optimizer_switch;
+
+SET optimizer_switch = 'semijoin_with_cache=on';
+SET join_cache_level = 2;
+
+EXPLAIN
+SELECT * FROM t1, t2 WHERE b IN (SELECT a FROM t3, t4 WHERE b = pk);
+SELECT * FROM t1, t2 WHERE b IN (SELECT a FROM t3, t4 WHERE b = pk);
+
+set optimizer_switch=@tmp_optimizer_switch;
+set join_cache_level=default;
+
+DROP TABLE t1,t2,t3,t4;
+
+
 set join_cache_level=default;
 show variables like 'join_cache_level';
 
diff --git a/sql/sql_select.cc b/sql/sql_select.cc
index 47adbd97289..7c36f7c4d8c 100644
--- a/sql/sql_select.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_select.cc
@@ -8767,8 +8767,7 @@ void revise_cache_usage(JOIN_TAB *join_tab)
     first_inner= join_tab->first_sj_inner_tab;
     for (tab= join_tab-1; tab >= first_inner; tab--)
     {
-      if (tab->first_sj_inner_tab == first_inner)
-        set_join_cache_denial(tab);
+      set_join_cache_denial(tab);
     }
   }
   else set_join_cache_denial(join_tab);