diff --git a/storage/innobase/handler/ha_innodb.cc b/storage/innobase/handler/ha_innodb.cc
index bd2c66b42c2..50af060e15f 100644
--- a/storage/innobase/handler/ha_innodb.cc
+++ b/storage/innobase/handler/ha_innodb.cc
@@ -4088,6 +4088,7 @@ innobase_release_savepoint(
 	DBUG_ASSERT(hton == innodb_hton_ptr);
 
 	trx = check_trx_exists(thd);
+	trx_start_if_not_started(trx);
 
 	/* TODO: use provided savepoint data area to store savepoint data */
 
diff --git a/storage/xtradb/handler/ha_innodb.cc b/storage/xtradb/handler/ha_innodb.cc
index 01e79711ada..c21b188d3e4 100644
--- a/storage/xtradb/handler/ha_innodb.cc
+++ b/storage/xtradb/handler/ha_innodb.cc
@@ -4657,6 +4657,7 @@ innobase_release_savepoint(
 	DBUG_ASSERT(hton == innodb_hton_ptr);
 
 	trx = check_trx_exists(thd);
+	trx_start_if_not_started(trx);
 
 	/* TODO: use provided savepoint data area to store savepoint data */