diff --git a/sql/mysqld.cc b/sql/mysqld.cc
index 72add4d3aa4..8da3088aaa7 100644
--- a/sql/mysqld.cc
+++ b/sql/mysqld.cc
@@ -4739,8 +4739,8 @@ enum options_mysqld
   OPT_LOG_BIN_TRUST_FUNCTION_CREATORS,
   OPT_SAFE_SHOW_DB, OPT_INNODB_SAFE_BINLOG,
   OPT_INNODB, OPT_ISAM,
-  OPT_ENGINE_CONDITION_PUSHDOWN,
-  OPT_NDBCLUSTER, OPT_NDB_CONNECTSTRING, OPT_NDB_USE_EXACT_COUNT,
+  OPT_ENGINE_CONDITION_PUSHDOWN, OPT_NDBCLUSTER, OPT_NDB_CONNECTSTRING, 
+  OPT_NDB_USE_EXACT_COUNT, OPT_NDB_USE_TRANSACTIONS,
   OPT_NDB_FORCE_SEND, OPT_NDB_AUTOINCREMENT_PREFETCH_SZ,
   OPT_NDB_SHM, OPT_NDB_OPTIMIZED_NODE_SELECTION, OPT_NDB_CACHE_CHECK_TIME,
   OPT_NDB_MGMD, OPT_NDB_NODEID,
@@ -5436,6 +5436,17 @@ Disable with --skip-ndbcluster (will save memory).",
    (gptr*) &global_system_variables.ndb_use_exact_count,
    (gptr*) &global_system_variables.ndb_use_exact_count,
    0, GET_BOOL, OPT_ARG, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+  {"ndb-use-transactions", OPT_NDB_USE_TRANSACTIONS,
+   "Use transactions for large inserts, if enabled then large "
+   "inserts will be split into several smaller transactions",
+   (gptr*) &global_system_variables.ndb_use_transactions,
+   (gptr*) &global_system_variables.ndb_use_transactions,
+   0, GET_BOOL, OPT_ARG, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+  {"ndb_use_transactions", OPT_NDB_USE_TRANSACTIONS,
+   "same as --ndb-use-transactions.",
+   (gptr*) &global_system_variables.ndb_use_transactions,
+   (gptr*) &global_system_variables.ndb_use_transactions,
+   0, GET_BOOL, OPT_ARG, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
   {"ndb-shm", OPT_NDB_SHM,
    "Use shared memory connections when available.",
    (gptr*) &opt_ndb_shm,
diff --git a/sql/sql_class.cc b/sql/sql_class.cc
index af66fd2d3de..3d9bc99386e 100644
--- a/sql/sql_class.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_class.cc
@@ -331,9 +331,6 @@ void THD::init(void)
 					       variables.date_format);
   variables.datetime_format= date_time_format_copy((THD*) 0,
 						   variables.datetime_format);
-#ifdef WITH_NDBCLUSTER_STORAGE_ENGINE
-  variables.ndb_use_transactions= 1;
-#endif
   pthread_mutex_unlock(&LOCK_global_system_variables);
   server_status= SERVER_STATUS_AUTOCOMMIT;
   if (variables.sql_mode & MODE_NO_BACKSLASH_ESCAPES)