diff --git a/mysql-test/main/cte_recursive.result b/mysql-test/main/cte_recursive.result
index a84a99ca3605e..2c319d4072a23 100644
--- a/mysql-test/main/cte_recursive.result
+++ b/mysql-test/main/cte_recursive.result
@@ -5979,7 +5979,7 @@ ERROR 42S22: Unknown column 'x' in 'SELECT'
 # MDEV-32299 Segfault when preparing unreferenced select in recursive CTE
 #
 SELECT ( WITH RECURSIVE x AS ( SELECT * FROM ( SELECT UTC_TIMESTAMP FROM ( SELECT ( WITH x AS ( WITH x AS ( SELECT * FROM x ) SELECT 1 ) SELECT 1 ) ) x ) x UNION SELECT NULL ) ( SELECT x FROM x ) ) ;
-ERROR 42S22: Unknown column 'x' in 'SELECT'
+ERROR HY000: Restrictions imposed on recursive definitions are violated for table 'x'
 select (
 with recursive x as (
 select * from (
@@ -6001,7 +6001,7 @@ select null
 )
 (select x from x)
 );
-ERROR 42S22: Unknown column 'x' in 'SELECT'
+ERROR HY000: Restrictions imposed on recursive definitions are violated for table 'x'
 select (
 with recursive r as (
 select * from (
@@ -6153,4 +6153,13 @@ y
 2
 2
 4
+#
+# MDEV-32326: Recursive reference in scalar subquery should be rejected
+#
+WITH RECURSIVE x AS (
+SELECT 1
+UNION
+SELECT  1 > ( WITH cte AS ( SELECT 1 FROM x )  SELECT 1 FROM cte ) )
+SELECT 1 FROM x;
+ERROR HY000: Restrictions imposed on recursive definitions are violated for table 'x'
 # End of 10.11 tests
diff --git a/mysql-test/main/cte_recursive.test b/mysql-test/main/cte_recursive.test
index d6fb2a47884ed..906118898b9e8 100644
--- a/mysql-test/main/cte_recursive.test
+++ b/mysql-test/main/cte_recursive.test
@@ -4071,12 +4071,12 @@ SELECT ( WITH RECURSIVE x AS ( WITH x AS ( SELECT 1 FROM t14 ) SELECT x ) , t14
 --echo #
 
 # As in bug report
---error ER_BAD_FIELD_ERROR
+--error ER_NOT_STANDARD_COMPLIANT_RECURSIVE
 SELECT ( WITH RECURSIVE x AS ( SELECT * FROM ( SELECT UTC_TIMESTAMP FROM ( SELECT ( WITH x AS ( WITH x AS ( SELECT * FROM x ) SELECT 1 ) SELECT 1 ) ) x ) x UNION SELECT NULL ) ( SELECT x FROM x ) ) ;
 
 #0  0x00005555569dff7b in TABLE_LIST::reset_const_table (this=0x7fffe0019938) at ../src/sql/table.cc:9615
 #1  0x00005555569dffd4 in TABLE_LIST::reset_const_table (this=0x7fffe001a8c0) at ../src/sql/table.cc:9622
---error ER_BAD_FIELD_ERROR
+--error ER_NOT_STANDARD_COMPLIANT_RECURSIVE
 select (
   with recursive x as (
     select * from (
@@ -4240,4 +4240,15 @@ with recursive r (y) as (
   select z * 2 from r where z < 10)
 select y from r;
 
+--echo #
+--echo # MDEV-32326: Recursive reference in scalar subquery should be rejected
+--echo #
+
+--ERROR ER_NOT_STANDARD_COMPLIANT_RECURSIVE
+WITH RECURSIVE x AS (
+    SELECT 1
+    UNION
+    SELECT  1 > ( WITH cte AS ( SELECT 1 FROM x )  SELECT 1 FROM cte ) )
+  SELECT 1 FROM x;
+
 --echo # End of 10.11 tests
diff --git a/sql/sql_cte.cc b/sql/sql_cte.cc
index 8f819a7a94420..4c4887d4d70b4 100644
--- a/sql/sql_cte.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_cte.cc
@@ -653,13 +653,13 @@ void With_element::check_dependencies_in_unit(st_select_lex_unit *unit,
                                               table_map *dep_map)
 {
   st_unit_ctxt_elem unit_ctxt_elem= {ctxt, unit};
+  in_subq |= unit->item != NULL;
   if (unit->with_clause)
   {
     (void) unit->with_clause->check_dependencies();
     check_dependencies_in_with_clause(unit->with_clause, &unit_ctxt_elem,
                                       in_subq, dep_map);
   }
-  in_subq |= unit->item != NULL;
   st_select_lex *sl= unit->first_select();
   for (; sl; sl= sl->next_select())
   {