diff --git a/sql/ha_federated.cc b/sql/ha_federated.cc
index efef01071a6..d8ffd6c55f8 100644
--- a/sql/ha_federated.cc
+++ b/sql/ha_federated.cc
@@ -2585,6 +2585,7 @@ error:
     my_error(error_code, MYF(0), error_buffer);
   }
   else
+  if (remote_error_number != -1 /* error already reported */)
   {
     error_code= remote_error_number;
     my_error(error_code, MYF(0), ER(error_code));