diff --git a/mysql-test/r/cte_nonrecursive.result b/mysql-test/r/cte_nonrecursive.result
index a9c13f3f10b..2cc291dcfbc 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/cte_nonrecursive.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/cte_nonrecursive.result
@@ -691,24 +691,27 @@ with recursive t as (select * from s where a>2),
 s as (select a from t1,r where t1.a>r.c), 
 r as (select c from t,t2 where t.a=t2.c) 
 select * from r where r.c<7;
-ERROR HY000: Recursive queries in WITH clause are not supported yet
-with t as (select * from s where a>2),
+ERROR HY000: No anchors for recursive WITH element 't'
+with recursive
+t as (select * from s where a>2),
 s as (select a from t1,r where t1.a>r.c), 
 r as (select c from t,t2 where t.a=t2.c) 
 select * from r where r.c<7;
-ERROR HY000: Recursive queries in WITH clause are not supported yet
-with t as (select * from t1
+ERROR HY000: No anchors for recursive WITH element 't'
+with recursive
+t as (select * from t1
 where a in (select c from s where b<='ccc') and  b>'b'),
 s as (select * from t1,t2
 where t1.a=t2.c and t1.c in (select a from t where a<5))
 select * from s where s.b>'aaa';
-ERROR HY000: Recursive queries in WITH clause are not supported yet
-with t as (select * from t1 where b>'aaa' and b <='d') 
+ERROR HY000: No anchors for recursive WITH element 't'
+with recursive 
+t as (select * from t1 where b>'aaa' and b <='d') 
 select t.b from t,t2
 where t.a=t2.c and
 t2.c in (with s as (select t1.a from s,t1 where t1.a=s.a and t1.b<'c')
 select * from s);
-ERROR HY000: Recursive queries in WITH clause are not supported yet
+ERROR HY000: No anchors for recursive WITH element 's'
 #erroneous definition of unreferenced with table t
 with t as (select count(*) from t1 where d>='f' group by a)
 select t1.b from t2,t1 where t1.a = t2.c;
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/cte_nonrecursive.test b/mysql-test/t/cte_nonrecursive.test
index e3164f53887..978faaf0a4d 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/cte_nonrecursive.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/cte_nonrecursive.test
@@ -376,27 +376,30 @@ with recursive
      s as (select a from t1 where b>='d')
   select * from t,s where t.a=s.a;
 
---ERROR ER_RECURSIVE_QUERY_IN_WITH_CLAUSE
+--ERROR ER_RECURSIVE_WITHOUT_ANCHORS
 with recursive t as (select * from s where a>2),
                s as (select a from t1,r where t1.a>r.c), 
                r as (select c from t,t2 where t.a=t2.c) 
   select * from r where r.c<7;
 
---ERROR ER_RECURSIVE_QUERY_IN_WITH_CLAUSE
-with t as (select * from s where a>2),
+--ERROR ER_RECURSIVE_WITHOUT_ANCHORS
+with recursive
+     t as (select * from s where a>2),
      s as (select a from t1,r where t1.a>r.c), 
      r as (select c from t,t2 where t.a=t2.c) 
   select * from r where r.c<7;
 
---ERROR ER_RECURSIVE_QUERY_IN_WITH_CLAUSE
-with t as (select * from t1
+--ERROR ER_RECURSIVE_WITHOUT_ANCHORS
+with recursive
+     t as (select * from t1
              where a in (select c from s where b<='ccc') and  b>'b'),
      s as (select * from t1,t2
              where t1.a=t2.c and t1.c in (select a from t where a<5))
  select * from s where s.b>'aaa';
 
---ERROR ER_RECURSIVE_QUERY_IN_WITH_CLAUSE
-with t as (select * from t1 where b>'aaa' and b <='d') 
+--ERROR ER_RECURSIVE_WITHOUT_ANCHORS
+with recursive 
+  t as (select * from t1 where b>'aaa' and b <='d') 
   select t.b from t,t2
     where t.a=t2.c and
           t2.c in (with s as (select t1.a from s,t1 where t1.a=s.a and t1.b<'c')
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/cte_recursive.test b/mysql-test/t/cte_recursive.test
index 34eee6d3bf2..a5ad1d66a51 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/cte_recursive.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/cte_recursive.test
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ insert into t1 values
 insert into t1 values
 (3,'eee'), (7,'bb'), (1,'fff'), (4,'ggg');
 
---ERROR 1984
+--ERROR ER_RECURSIVE_WITHOUT_ANCHORS
 with recursive
 a1(a,b) as
 (select * from t1 where t1.a>3
diff --git a/sql/share/errmsg-utf8.txt b/sql/share/errmsg-utf8.txt
index f2a5666f1b1..38b05ca9dce 100644
--- a/sql/share/errmsg-utf8.txt
+++ b/sql/share/errmsg-utf8.txt
@@ -7152,13 +7152,10 @@ ER_DUP_QUERY_NAME
         eng "Duplicate query name in WITH clause"
 ER_WRONG_ORDER_IN_WITH_CLAUSE
         eng "The definition of the table '%s' refers to the table '%s' defined later in a non-recursive WITH clause"
-ER_RECURSIVE_QUERY_IN_WITH_CLAUSE
-        eng "Recursive queries in WITH clause are not supported yet"
 ER_RECURSIVE_WITHOUT_ANCHORS
         eng "No anchors for recursive WITH element '%s'"
 ER_REF_TO_RECURSIVE_WITH_TABLE_IN_DERIVED
         eng "Reference to recursive WITH table '%s' in materiazed derived"
-
 #
 # Internal errors, not used
 #
diff --git a/sql/sql_derived.cc b/sql/sql_derived.cc
index 63302c1c6db..95a7ee91435 100644
--- a/sql/sql_derived.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_derived.cc
@@ -636,6 +636,9 @@ bool mysql_derived_prepare(THD *thd, LEX *lex, TABLE_LIST *derived)
   bool res= FALSE;
   DBUG_PRINT("enter", ("unit 0x%lx", (ulong) unit));
 
+  if (!unit)
+    DBUG_RETURN(FALSE);
+
   SELECT_LEX *first_select= unit->first_select();
 
   if (unit->prepared && derived->is_recursive_with_table() &&
@@ -665,7 +668,7 @@ bool mysql_derived_prepare(THD *thd, LEX *lex, TABLE_LIST *derived)
   }
 
   // Skip already prepared views/DT
-  if (!unit || unit->prepared ||
+  if (unit->prepared ||
       (derived->merged_for_insert && 
        !(derived->is_multitable() &&
          (thd->lex->sql_command == SQLCOM_UPDATE_MULTI ||
diff --git a/sql/sql_union.cc b/sql/sql_union.cc
index ac582c115d8..7345c6f224e 100644
--- a/sql/sql_union.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_union.cc
@@ -1285,7 +1285,7 @@ bool st_select_lex_unit::cleanup()
   if (with_element && with_element->is_recursive)
     with_element->mark_as_cleaned();
 
-  if (union_result && !(with_element->is_recursive))
+  if (union_result && !(with_element &&with_element->is_recursive))
   {
     delete union_result;
     union_result=0; // Safety