CREATE TABLE bug18384390 ( id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY, txt VARCHAR(10000) ) ENGINE=INNODB STATS_PERSISTENT=1 STATS_AUTO_RECALC=0; INSERT INTO bug18384390 (txt) SELECT REPEAT('0', 10000) FROM seq_1_to_1024; set use_stat_tables=never; ANALYZE TABLE bug18384390; Table Op Msg_type Msg_text test.bug18384390 analyze status OK DROP TABLE bug18384390;