diff --git a/storage/maria/ha_maria.cc b/storage/maria/ha_maria.cc
index dabacc5af53f1..86bfac19253c6 100644
--- a/storage/maria/ha_maria.cc
+++ b/storage/maria/ha_maria.cc
@@ -3663,7 +3663,10 @@ static int ha_maria_init(void *p)
   maria_assert_if_crashed_table= debug_assert_if_crashed_table;
 
   if (res)
+  {
     maria_hton= 0;
+    maria_panic(HA_PANIC_CLOSE);
+  }
 
   ma_killed= ma_killed_in_mariadb;