diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e1edeb0d3b..60cc7e18c6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 - [#9058](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/issues/9058): Fix space required after regex operator. Thanks @stop-start!
 - [#9109](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/issues/9109): Fix: panic: sync: WaitGroup is reused before previous Wait has returned
 - [#9163](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/pull/9163): Fix race condition in the merge iterator close method.
+- [#9144](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/issues/9144): Fix query compilation so multiple nested distinct calls is allowable
 
 ## v1.4.2 [2017-11-15]
 
diff --git a/query/compile.go b/query/compile.go
index 41de4d4809..137d5829f5 100644
--- a/query/compile.go
+++ b/query/compile.go
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ func (c *compiledField) compileExpr(expr influxql.Expr) error {
 		case "sample":
 			return c.compileSample(expr.Args)
 		case "distinct":
-			return c.compileDistinct(expr.Args)
+			return c.compileDistinct(expr.Args, false)
 		case "top", "bottom":
 			return c.compileTopBottom(expr)
 		case "derivative", "non_negative_derivative":
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ func (c *compiledField) compileExpr(expr influxql.Expr) error {
 	case *influxql.Distinct:
 		call := expr.NewCall()
 		c.global.FunctionCalls = append(c.global.FunctionCalls, call)
-		return c.compileDistinct(call.Args)
+		return c.compileDistinct(call.Args, false)
 	case *influxql.BinaryExpr:
 		// Disallow wildcards in binary expressions. RewriteFields, which expands
 		// wildcards, is too complicated if we allow wildcards inside of expressions.
@@ -349,10 +349,10 @@ func (c *compiledField) compileFunction(expr *influxql.Call) error {
 	if expr.Name == "count" {
 		// If we have count(), the argument may be a distinct() call.
 		if arg0, ok := expr.Args[0].(*influxql.Call); ok && arg0.Name == "distinct" {
-			return c.compileDistinct(arg0.Args)
+			return c.compileDistinct(arg0.Args, true)
 		} else if arg0, ok := expr.Args[0].(*influxql.Distinct); ok {
 			call := arg0.NewCall()
-			return c.compileDistinct(call.Args)
+			return c.compileDistinct(call.Args, true)
 		}
 	}
 	return c.compileSymbol(expr.Name, expr.Args[0])
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ func (c *compiledField) compileHoltWinters(args []influxql.Expr, withFit bool) e
 	return c.compileExpr(call)
 }
 
-func (c *compiledField) compileDistinct(args []influxql.Expr) error {
+func (c *compiledField) compileDistinct(args []influxql.Expr, nested bool) error {
 	if len(args) == 0 {
 		return errors.New("distinct function requires at least one argument")
 	} else if len(args) != 1 {
@@ -601,7 +601,9 @@ func (c *compiledField) compileDistinct(args []influxql.Expr) error {
 	if _, ok := args[0].(*influxql.VarRef); !ok {
 		return errors.New("expected field argument in distinct()")
 	}
-	c.global.HasDistinct = true
+	if !nested {
+		c.global.HasDistinct = true
+	}
 	c.global.OnlySelectors = false
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/query/compile_test.go b/query/compile_test.go
index 4eab7ef9d1..fa4de43517 100644
--- a/query/compile_test.go
+++ b/query/compile_test.go
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ func TestCompile_Success(t *testing.T) {
 		`SELECT max(value) FROM (SELECT value + total FROM cpu) WHERE time >= now() - 1m GROUP BY time(10s)`,
 		`SELECT value FROM cpu WHERE time >= '2000-01-01T00:00:00Z' AND time <= '2000-01-01T01:00:00Z'`,
 		`SELECT value FROM (SELECT value FROM cpu) ORDER BY time DESC`,
+		`SELECT count(distinct(value)), max(value) FROM cpu`,
 	} {
 		t.Run(tt, func(t *testing.T) {
 			stmt, err := influxql.ParseStatement(tt)
@@ -121,7 +122,6 @@ func TestCompile_Failures(t *testing.T) {
 		{s: `SELECT mean() FROM cpu`, err: `invalid number of arguments for mean, expected 1, got 0`},
 		{s: `SELECT mean(value, host) FROM cpu`, err: `invalid number of arguments for mean, expected 1, got 2`},
 		{s: `SELECT distinct(value), max(value) FROM cpu`, err: `aggregate function distinct() cannot be combined with other functions or fields`},
-		{s: `SELECT count(distinct(value)), max(value) FROM cpu`, err: `aggregate function distinct() cannot be combined with other functions or fields`},
 		{s: `SELECT count(distinct()) FROM cpu`, err: `distinct function requires at least one argument`},
 		{s: `SELECT count(distinct(value, host)) FROM cpu`, err: `distinct function can only have one argument`},
 		{s: `SELECT count(distinct(2)) FROM cpu`, err: `expected field argument in distinct()`},