diff --git a/mysys/my_symlink2.c b/mysys/my_symlink2.c
index 2ad08ef67de..e2493874097 100644
--- a/mysys/my_symlink2.c
+++ b/mysys/my_symlink2.c
@@ -52,11 +52,13 @@ File my_create_with_symlink(const char *linkname, const char *filename,
   {
     if (!access(filename,F_OK))
     {
+      my_errno= errno= EEXIST;
       my_error(EE_CANTCREATEFILE, MYF(0), filename, EEXIST);
       DBUG_RETURN(-1);
     }
     if (create_link && !access(linkname,F_OK))
     {
+      my_errno= errno= EEXIST;
       my_error(EE_CANTCREATEFILE, MYF(0), linkname, EEXIST);
       DBUG_RETURN(-1);
     }