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diff --git a/sql/item_cmpfunc.cc b/sql/item_cmpfunc.cc
index 19e8385539f..3c871bc0663 100644
--- a/sql/item_cmpfunc.cc
+++ b/sql/item_cmpfunc.cc
@@ -5466,7 +5466,21 @@ void Item_equal::update_const()
Item *item;
while ((item= it++))
{
- if (item->const_item())
+ if (item->const_item() &&
+ /*
+ Don't propagate constant status of outer-joined column.
+ Such a constant status here is a result of:
+ a) empty outer-joined table: in this case such a column has a
+ value of NULL; but at the same time other arguments of
+ Item_equal don't have to be NULLs and the value of the whole
+ multiple equivalence expression doesn't have to be NULL or FALSE
+ because of the outer join nature;
+ or
+ b) outer-joined table contains only 1 row: the result of
+ this column is equal to a row field value *or* NULL.
+ Both values are inacceptable as Item_equal constants.
+ */
+ !item->is_outer_field())
{
it.remove();
add(item);
@@ -5505,7 +5519,8 @@ void Item_equal::update_used_tables()
{
item->update_used_tables();
used_tables_cache|= item->used_tables();
- const_item_cache&= item->const_item();
+ /* see commentary at Item_equal::update_const() */
+ const_item_cache&= item->const_item() && !item->is_outer_field();
}
}