diff --git a/storage/rocksdb/mysql-test/rocksdb/r/cardinality.result b/storage/rocksdb/mysql-test/rocksdb/r/cardinality.result
index 5416bc995da..dcaca8b72bc 100644
--- a/storage/rocksdb/mysql-test/rocksdb/r/cardinality.result
+++ b/storage/rocksdb/mysql-test/rocksdb/r/cardinality.result
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # restart
+set use_stat_tables= 'COMPLEMENTARY';
 CREATE TABLE t0 (id int PRIMARY KEY, a int, INDEX ix_a (a))  engine=rocksdb;
 insert into t0 values (0, 0),(1, 1),(2, 2),(3, 3),(4, 4),
 (5, 4),(6, 4),(7, 4),(8, 4),(9, 4);
diff --git a/storage/rocksdb/mysql-test/rocksdb/t/cardinality.test b/storage/rocksdb/mysql-test/rocksdb/t/cardinality.test
index 21e4b49e560..1dcb176e4fa 100644
--- a/storage/rocksdb/mysql-test/rocksdb/t/cardinality.test
+++ b/storage/rocksdb/mysql-test/rocksdb/t/cardinality.test
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 --source include/restart_mysqld.inc
 
+set use_stat_tables= 'COMPLEMENTARY';
+
 # Test memtable cardinality statistics
 CREATE TABLE t0 (id int PRIMARY KEY, a int, INDEX ix_a (a))  engine=rocksdb;