diff --git a/sql/log_event.cc b/sql/log_event.cc
index ad5c4bfeef8..76fc2632cd1 100644
--- a/sql/log_event.cc
+++ b/sql/log_event.cc
@@ -2110,8 +2110,8 @@ compare_errors:
       has already been dropped. To ignore such irrelevant "table does
       not exist errors", we silently clear the error if TEMPORARY was used.
     */
-    if (thd->net.last_errno == ER_BAD_TABLE_ERROR &&
-        !expected_error && thd->lex->drop_temporary)
+    if (thd->lex->sql_command == SQLCOM_DROP_TABLE && thd->lex->drop_temporary &&
+        thd->net.last_errno == ER_BAD_TABLE_ERROR && !expected_error)
       thd->clear_error();
     /*
       If we expected a non-zero error code, and we don't get the same error