diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/innodb/r/innodb_temp_create_fail_einval.result b/mysql-test/suite/innodb/r/innodb_temp_create_fail_einval.result
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7695bd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/innodb/r/innodb_temp_create_fail_einval.result
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# test for  posix_fallocate for creating temp table
+# returns errors EINVAL
+# restart
+# Restart server to cleanup the temp tablespaces
+# create connections and temp tables to fill up temp
+# tablespace which allocated by default.
+# establishing connection 1
+# establishing connection 2
+# establishing connection 3
+# establishing connection 4
+# establishing connection 5
+SET SESSION debug='+d,ib_temp_posix_fallocate_fail_einval';
+CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE ttext1(c1 INT, c2 TEXT);
+SELECT ID,PATH FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.INNODB_SESSION_TEMP_TABLESPACES ORDER BY ID, PATH;
+ID	PATH
+0	./#innodb_temp/temp_11.ibt
+0	./#innodb_temp/temp_12.ibt
+0	./#innodb_temp/temp_13.ibt
+0	./#innodb_temp/temp_14.ibt
+0	./#innodb_temp/temp_15.ibt
+0	./#innodb_temp/temp_16.ibt
+0	./#innodb_temp/temp_17.ibt
+0	./#innodb_temp/temp_18.ibt
+0	./#innodb_temp/temp_19.ibt
+8	./#innodb_temp/temp_10.ibt
+9	./#innodb_temp/temp_8.ibt
+9	./#innodb_temp/temp_9.ibt
+10	./#innodb_temp/temp_6.ibt
+10	./#innodb_temp/temp_7.ibt
+11	./#innodb_temp/temp_4.ibt
+11	./#innodb_temp/temp_5.ibt
+12	./#innodb_temp/temp_2.ibt
+12	./#innodb_temp/temp_3.ibt
+13	./#innodb_temp/temp_1.ibt
+13	./#innodb_temp/temp_20.ibt
+SET SESSION debug='-d,ib_temp_posix_fallocate_fail_einval';
+# cleaning up connection connection_1
+# cleaning up connection connection_2
+# cleaning up connection connection_3
+# cleaning up connection connection_4
+# cleaning up connection connection_5
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/innodb_temp_create_fail_einval.test b/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/innodb_temp_create_fail_einval.test
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d884036
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/innodb_temp_create_fail_einval.test
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+--source include/linux.inc
+
+--source include/have_debug.inc
+
+--echo # test for  posix_fallocate for creating temp table
+--echo # returns errors EINVAL
+--source include/restart_mysqld.inc
+
+--echo # Restart server to cleanup the temp tablespaces
+
+--echo # create connections and temp tables to fill up temp
+--echo # tablespace which allocated by default.
+
+--disable_query_log
+--disable_result_log
+--let $connection_number = 1
+while($connection_number <= 4)
+{
+    --let $connection_name = connection_$connection_number
+    --echo # establishing connection $connection_number
+    --connect ($connection_name, localhost, root,,)
+    --disable_query_log
+
+    CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE ttext1(c1 INT, c2 TEXT);
+    SELECT * FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.INNODB_SESSION_TEMP_TABLESPACES;
+
+    --inc $connection_number
+}
+--enable_result_log
+--enable_query_log
+
+# Force server to return EINVAL error after posix_fallocate
+--let $connection_name = connection_$connection_number
+--echo # establishing connection $connection_number
+--connect ($connection_name, localhost, root,,)
+SET SESSION debug='+d,ib_temp_posix_fallocate_fail_einval';
+
+CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE ttext1(c1 INT, c2 TEXT);
+SELECT ID,PATH FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.INNODB_SESSION_TEMP_TABLESPACES ORDER BY ID, PATH;
+
+SET SESSION debug='-d,ib_temp_posix_fallocate_fail_einval';
+
+--connection default
+
+--disable_query_log
+--let $connection_number = 1
+while($connection_number <= 5)
+{
+    --let $connection_name = connection_$connection_number
+    --connection $connection_name
+    --echo # cleaning up connection $connection_name
+
+    --disconnect $connection_name
+
+    --inc $connection_number
+}
+--enable_query_log
+
diff --git a/storage/innobase/fil/fil0fil.cc b/storage/innobase/fil/fil0fil.cc
index 737f828..e9e0c8d 100644
--- a/storage/innobase/fil/fil0fil.cc
+++ b/storage/innobase/fil/fil0fil.cc
@@ -5566,7 +5566,20 @@ static dberr_t fil_create_tablespace(space_id_t space_id, const char *name,
   if (type == FIL_TYPE_TEMPORARY || fil_fusionio_enable_atomic_write(file)) {
     int ret = posix_fallocate(file.m_file, 0, size * page_size.physical());
 
-    if (ret != 0) {
+    DBUG_EXECUTE_IF("ib_temp_posix_fallocate_fail_einval", ret = EINVAL;);
+
+    if (ret == EINVAL && type == FIL_TYPE_TEMPORARY) {
+      /* For temp table, we already pass the valid offset and len in, if EINVAL
+      is returned, it could only mean that the file system doesn't
+      support fallocate(), currently one known case is ext3 with O_DIRECT.
+
+      Also because above call could be interrupted, in this case,
+      simply go to plan B by calling os_file_set_size.  */
+      atomic_write = false;
+
+      success = os_file_set_size(path, file, 0, size * page_size.physical(),
+                                 srv_read_only_mode, true);
+    } else if (ret != 0) {
       ib::error(ER_IB_MSG_303, path, ulonglong{size * page_size.physical()},
                 ret);
       success = false;