CREATE TABLE t1 (a INT, b INT) ENGINE=InnoDB; INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1,1),(2,2); CREATE TABLE t2 (c INT, d INT) ENGINE=InnoDB; INSERT INTO t2 VALUES (1,1), (2,2); CREATE TABLE t3 (e INT) ENGINE=InnoDB; CREATE TABLE t4 ENGINE=InnoDB AS SELECT * FROM t2; BEGIN; UPDATE t1 SET a = 0 WHERE a = ( SELECT e FROM t3 ); UPDATE t4 SET d = 1 WHERE d in ( SELECT a FROM t1 ) ORDER BY c LIMIT 6; UPDATE t4 SET d = 9; ERROR 40001: Deadlock found when trying to get lock; try restarting transaction commit; drop table t1,t2,t3,t4;