diff --git a/storage/innobase/handler/i_s.cc b/storage/innobase/handler/i_s.cc
index f4916b48641..7be881b8d90 100644
--- a/storage/innobase/handler/i_s.cc
+++ b/storage/innobase/handler/i_s.cc
@@ -2295,6 +2295,7 @@ i_s_innodb_buffer_stats_fill_table(
 	buf_pool_info_t*	pool_info;
 
 	DBUG_ENTER("i_s_innodb_buffer_fill_general");
+	RETURN_IF_INNODB_NOT_STARTED(tables->schema_table_name);
 
 	/* Only allow the PROCESS privilege holder to access the stats */
 	if (check_global_access(thd, PROCESS_ACL)) {
@@ -2911,6 +2912,7 @@ i_s_innodb_fill_buffer_pool(
 	mem_heap_t*		heap;
 
 	DBUG_ENTER("i_s_innodb_fill_buffer_pool");
+	RETURN_IF_INNODB_NOT_STARTED(tables->schema_table_name);
 
 	heap = mem_heap_create(10000);
 
@@ -3480,6 +3482,7 @@ i_s_innodb_fill_buffer_lru(
 	ulint			lru_len;
 
 	DBUG_ENTER("i_s_innodb_fill_buffer_lru");
+	RETURN_IF_INNODB_NOT_STARTED(tables->schema_table_name);
 
 	/* Obtain buf_pool mutex before allocate info_buffer, since
 	UT_LIST_GET_LEN(buf_pool->LRU) could change */