Index: storage/innobase/dict/dict0dict.c
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--- storage/innobase/dict/dict0dict.c	(revision 1)
+++ storage/innobase/dict/dict0dict.c	(working copy)
@@ -4366,6 +4366,14 @@
 
 	dict_table_stats_lock(table, RW_X_LATCH);
 
+        /* re-check the stat_modified_counter, avoiding unnecessary dict_update_statistics */
+        counter = table->stat_modified_counter;
+        if (counter < 2000000000 && ((ib_int64_t)counter < 16 + table->stat_n_rows / 16))
+        {
+		dict_table_stats_unlock(table, RW_X_LATCH);
+		return;
+        }
+
 	if (only_calc_if_missing_stats && table->stat_initialized) {
 		dict_table_stats_unlock(table, RW_X_LATCH);
 		return;