diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/innodb/r/truncate.result b/mysql-test/suite/innodb/r/truncate.result
index d3ea2716464..5e9fd60d4fe 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/innodb/r/truncate.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/innodb/r/truncate.result
@@ -30,3 +30,12 @@ SELECT * FROM t1;
 a
 1
 DROP TABLE t1;
+#
+# MDEV-17885 TRUNCATE on temporary table causes ER_GET_ERRNO
+#
+CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE t1 (a INT) ENCRYPTED=NO ENGINE=InnoDB;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES(1);
+TRUNCATE t1;
+SELECT * FROM t1;
+a
+DROP TEMPORARY TABLE t1;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/truncate.test b/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/truncate.test
index 6c573cf42d4..cd1d827e157 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/truncate.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/truncate.test
@@ -41,3 +41,12 @@ CREATE TABLE t1 (a INT) ENGINE=InnoDB;
 --move_file $MYSQLD_DATADIR/test/hidden.frm $MYSQLD_DATADIR/test/t1.frm
 SELECT * FROM t1;
 DROP TABLE t1;
+
+--echo #
+--echo # MDEV-17885 TRUNCATE on temporary table causes ER_GET_ERRNO
+--echo #
+CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE t1 (a INT) ENCRYPTED=NO ENGINE=InnoDB;
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES(1);
+TRUNCATE t1;
+SELECT * FROM t1;
+DROP TEMPORARY TABLE t1;
diff --git a/storage/innobase/handler/ha_innodb.cc b/storage/innobase/handler/ha_innodb.cc
index 717b67290dc..b941ce8b825 100644
--- a/storage/innobase/handler/ha_innodb.cc
+++ b/storage/innobase/handler/ha_innodb.cc
@@ -13531,7 +13531,8 @@ int ha_innobase::truncate()
 		row_mysql_unlock_data_dictionary(trx);
 	} else {
 		err = create(name, table, &info,
-			     dict_table_is_file_per_table(ib_table), trx);
+			     ib_table->is_temporary()
+			     || dict_table_is_file_per_table(ib_table), trx);
 	}
 
 	trx_free_for_mysql(trx);