diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/show_status_stop_slave_race-7126.result b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/show_status_stop_slave_race-7126.result
index e71bb2e29c9..c2a0498509b 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/show_status_stop_slave_race-7126.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/show_status_stop_slave_race-7126.result
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 include/master-slave.inc
 [connection master]
+start slave;
+include/rpl_end.inc
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/show_status_stop_slave_race-7126.test b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/show_status_stop_slave_race-7126.test
index a79a1885a6c..38759c9b16a 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/show_status_stop_slave_race-7126.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/show_status_stop_slave_race-7126.test
@@ -10,3 +10,10 @@
 --exec $MYSQL_SLAP --silent --socket=$SLAVE_MYSOCK -q "START SLAVE; STOP SLAVE; SHOW GLOBAL STATUS" -c 2 --number-of-queries=100 --create-schema=test
 
 # All done.
+
+--connection slave
+start slave;
+
+--connection master
+--source include/rpl_end.inc
+