diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/sql_sequence/partition.result b/mysql-test/suite/sql_sequence/partition.result
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..223285ce95d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/sql_sequence/partition.result
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#
+# MDEV-13715 ha_partition::engine_name() segfault fix
+#
+create sequence s;
+alter table s partition by hash(start_value) partitions 2;
+ERROR HY000: Table storage engine 'partition' does not support the create option 'SEQUENCE'
+drop sequence s;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/sql_sequence/partition.test b/mysql-test/suite/sql_sequence/partition.test
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d820b46987e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/sql_sequence/partition.test
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--source include/have_partition.inc
+--source include/have_sequence.inc
+
+--echo #
+--echo # MDEV-13715 ha_partition::engine_name() segfault fix
+--echo #
+
+create sequence s;
+--error ER_ILLEGAL_HA_CREATE_OPTION
+alter table s partition by hash(start_value) partitions 2;
+drop sequence s;
diff --git a/sql/sql_table.cc b/sql/sql_table.cc
index 98453b15586..dd7baa31a12 100644
--- a/sql/sql_table.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_table.cc
@@ -3311,7 +3311,7 @@ mysql_prepare_create_table(THD *thd, HA_CREATE_INFO *create_info,
   {
     if (!(file->ha_table_flags() & HA_CAN_TABLES_WITHOUT_ROLLBACK))
     {
-      my_error(ER_ILLEGAL_HA_CREATE_OPTION, MYF(0), file->engine_name()->str,
+      my_error(ER_ILLEGAL_HA_CREATE_OPTION, MYF(0), file->table_type(),
                "SEQUENCE");
       DBUG_RETURN(TRUE);
     }