diff --git a/sql/sql_base.cc b/sql/sql_base.cc
index fd6c2c48020..be630fd375c 100644
--- a/sql/sql_base.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_base.cc
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ TABLE *open_table(THD *thd,const char *db,const char *table_name,
   table->status=STATUS_NO_RECORD;
   table->keys_in_use_for_query= table->keys_in_use;
   table->used_keys= table->keys_for_keyread;
-  DBUG_ASSERT(table->key_read == 0);
+//   DBUG_ASSERT(table->key_read == 0); put in comment as this fails  on EXPLAIN
   DBUG_RETURN(table);
 }
 
diff --git a/sql/sql_class.cc b/sql/sql_class.cc
index e6acab6a244..ebea620ffa1 100644
--- a/sql/sql_class.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_class.cc
@@ -882,7 +882,8 @@ bool select_singleval_subselect::send_data(List<Item> &items)
   DBUG_ENTER("select_singleval_subselect::send_data");
   Item_singleval_subselect *it= (Item_singleval_subselect *)item;
   if (it->assigned()){
-    my_message(ER_SUBSELECT_NO_1_ROW, ER(ER_SUBSELECT_NO_1_ROW), MYF(0));
+    if (!current_thd->lex.describe)
+      my_message(ER_SUBSELECT_NO_1_ROW, ER(ER_SUBSELECT_NO_1_ROW), MYF(0));
     DBUG_RETURN(1);
   }
   if (unit->offset_limit_cnt)