diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl_ndb/my.cnf b/mysql-test/suite/rpl_ndb/my.cnf
index b37b163afee..58fec36eedd 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl_ndb/my.cnf
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl_ndb/my.cnf
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ report-host=                  127.0.0.1
 report-port=                  @mysqld.1.slave.port
 report-user=                  root
 
-skip-innodb
+loose-skip-innodb
 skip-slave-start
 
 # Directory where slaves find the dumps generated by "load data"