diff --git a/client/mysql_upgrade.c b/client/mysql_upgrade.c
index 411d3029c14..b217a4f19b9 100644
--- a/client/mysql_upgrade.c
+++ b/client/mysql_upgrade.c
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ void set_extra_default(int id, const struct my_option *opt)
   case 'f':             /* --force is ours */
   case 'u':             /* --user passed on cmdline */
   case 'T':             /* --debug-info is not accepted by mysqlcheck */
+  case 'p':             /* --password may change yet */
     /* so, do nothing */
     break;
   default:
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ void set_extra_default(int id, const struct my_option *opt)
       d->id= id;
       d->name= opt->name;
       d->n_len= strlen(opt->name);
-      if (opt->arg_type != NO_ARG)
+      if (opt->arg_type != NO_ARG && opt->value)
         switch (opt->var_type & GET_TYPE_MASK) {
         case GET_BOOL:
           if (*((int *)opt->value))
@@ -321,6 +322,15 @@ static int create_defaults_file(const char *path, const char *forced_path)
   }
   
   dynstr_set(&buf, "\n[client]");
+  if (opt_password) 
+  {
+    if (dynstr_append(&buf, "\npassword=")
+       || dynstr_append(&buf, opt_password))
+    {
+      ret = 1;
+      goto error;
+    }
+  }
   while (extra_defaults) 
   {
     int len;
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/myisam.test b/mysql-test/t/myisam.test
index 5a663718878..8d5502fe28f 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/myisam.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/myisam.test
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ insert into t1 values (1),(2),(3),(4),(5),(6);
 insert into t2 values (1,1),(2,1);
 lock tables t1 read local, t2 read local;
 select straight_join * from t1,t2 force index (primary) where t1.a=t2.a;
-connect (root,localhost,root,,test,$MASTER_MYPORT,master.sock);
+connect (root,localhost,root,,test,$MASTER_MYPORT,$MASTER_MYSOCK);
 insert into t2 values(2,0);
 disconnect root;
 connection default;
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/query_cache_notembedded.test b/mysql-test/t/query_cache_notembedded.test
index 802022d061b..a0085c0ba31 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/query_cache_notembedded.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/query_cache_notembedded.test
@@ -81,12 +81,12 @@ drop table t1, t2, t3, t11, t21;
 #
 # do not use QC if tables locked (BUG#12385)
 #
-connect (root,localhost,root,,test,$MASTER_MYPORT,master.sock);
+connect (root,localhost,root,,test,$MASTER_MYPORT,$MASTER_MYSOCK);
 connection root;
 CREATE TABLE t1 ( a INT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT ) ENGINE =
 MyISAM;
 LOCK TABLE t1 READ LOCAL;
-connect (root2,localhost,root,,test,$MASTER_MYPORT,master.sock);
+connect (root2,localhost,root,,test,$MASTER_MYPORT,$MASTER_MYSOCK);
 connection root2;
 INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (), (), ();
 connection root;
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/rpl_000015.test b/mysql-test/t/rpl_000015.test
index ffe7ab87632..4c557a7c713 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/rpl_000015.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/rpl_000015.test
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ##################### 
 
 connect (master,localhost,root,,test,$MASTER_MYPORT,$MASTER_MYSOCK);
-connect (slave,localhost,root,,test,$SLAVE_MYPORT,slave.sock);
+connect (slave,localhost,root,,test,$SLAVE_MYPORT,$SLAVE_MYSOCK);
 connection master;
 reset master;
 show master status;
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/rpl_rotate_logs.test b/mysql-test/t/rpl_rotate_logs.test
index 2249dff1449..0c5ed1a35a4 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/rpl_rotate_logs.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/rpl_rotate_logs.test
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ connect (master,localhost,root,,test,$MASTER_MYPORT,$MASTER_MYSOCK);
 --disable_warnings
 drop table if exists t1, t2, t3, t4;
 --enable_warnings
-connect (slave,localhost,root,,test,$SLAVE_MYPORT,slave.sock);
+connect (slave,localhost,root,,test,$SLAVE_MYPORT,$SLAVE_MYSOCK);
 system cat /dev/null > $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/slave-data/master.info;
 system chmod 000 $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/slave-data/master.info;
 connection slave;