diff --git a/mysql-test/r/openssl_1.result b/mysql-test/r/openssl_1.result
index dd78b1967c4..1d264bd57b1 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/openssl_1.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/openssl_1.result
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ mysqltest: Could not open connection 'default': 2026 SSL connection error: Unabl
 SHOW STATUS LIKE 'Ssl_cipher';
 Variable_name	Value
 Ssl_cipher	DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA
-Variable_name	Value
-Ssl_cipher	DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA
+have_ssl
+1
 End of 5.0 tests
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS thread_status;
 DROP EVENT IF EXISTS event_status;
@@ -202,9 +202,9 @@ result
 is still running; no cipher request crashed the server
 GRANT SELECT ON test.* TO bug42158@localhost REQUIRE X509;
 FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
-SHOW STATUS LIKE 'Ssl_cipher';
-Variable_name	Value
-Ssl_cipher	DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA
+SELECT (VARIABLE_VALUE <> '') AS have_ssl FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SESSION_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME='Ssl_cipher';
+have_ssl
+1
 DROP USER bug42158@localhost;
 End of 5.1 tests
 /*!50530 SET @@SESSION.PSEUDO_SLAVE_MODE=1*/;
diff --git a/mysql-test/r/ssl.result b/mysql-test/r/ssl.result
index 57427a228eb..2b4bb419643 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/ssl.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/ssl.result
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 SHOW STATUS LIKE 'Ssl_cipher';
 Variable_name	Value
-Ssl_cipher	DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA
+Ssl_cipher	AES128-GCM-SHA256
+SELECT (VARIABLE_VALUE <> '') AS have_ssl FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SESSION_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME='Ssl_cipher';
+have_ssl
+1
 SHOW STATUS LIKE 'Ssl_server_not_before';
 Variable_name	Value
 Ssl_server_not_before	Apr 25 14:55:05 2015 GMT
@@ -2163,9 +2166,9 @@ Privat (Private Nutzung)	Mobilfunk
 Warnings:
 Warning	1052	Column 'kundentyp' in group statement is ambiguous
 drop table t1;
-SHOW STATUS LIKE 'Ssl_cipher';
-Variable_name	Value
-Ssl_cipher	DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA
+SELECT (VARIABLE_VALUE <> '') AS have_ssl FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SESSION_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME='Ssl_cipher';
+have_ssl
+1
 select aes_decrypt('MySQL','adf');
 aes_decrypt('MySQL','adf')
 NULL
diff --git a/mysql-test/r/ssl_ca.result b/mysql-test/r/ssl_ca.result
index ffc5671f85f..83a98902581 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/ssl_ca.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/ssl_ca.result
@@ -4,21 +4,21 @@
 # try to connect with wrong '--ssl-ca' path : should fail
 ERROR 2026 (HY000): SSL connection error: SSL_CTX_set_default_verify_paths failed
 # try to connect with correct '--ssl-ca' path : should connect
-Variable_name	Value
-Ssl_cipher	DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA
+have_ssl
+1
 #
 # Bug#21920678: SSL-CA DOES NOT ACCEPT ~USER TILDE HOME DIRECTORY
 #               PATH SUBSTITUTION
 #
 # try to connect with '--ssl-ca' option using tilde home directoy
 # path substitution : should connect
-Variable_name	Value
-Ssl_cipher	DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA
+have_ssl
+1
 # try to connect with '--ssl-key' option using tilde home directoy
 # path substitution : should connect
-Variable_name	Value
-Ssl_cipher	DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA
+have_ssl
+1
 # try to connect with '--ssl-cert' option using tilde home directoy
 # path substitution : should connect
-Variable_name	Value
-Ssl_cipher	DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA
+have_ssl
+1
diff --git a/mysql-test/r/ssl_compress.result b/mysql-test/r/ssl_compress.result
index 31f484ab58c..d6a65c2b06d 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/ssl_compress.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/ssl_compress.result
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-SHOW STATUS LIKE 'Ssl_cipher';
-Variable_name	Value
-Ssl_cipher	DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA
+SELECT (VARIABLE_VALUE <> '') AS have_ssl FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SESSION_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME='Ssl_cipher';
+have_ssl
+1
 SHOW STATUS LIKE 'Compression';
 Variable_name	Value
 Compression	ON
@@ -2160,9 +2160,9 @@ Privat (Private Nutzung)	Mobilfunk
 Warnings:
 Warning	1052	Column 'kundentyp' in group statement is ambiguous
 drop table t1;
-SHOW STATUS LIKE 'Ssl_cipher';
-Variable_name	Value
-Ssl_cipher	DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA
+SELECT (VARIABLE_VALUE <> '') AS have_ssl FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SESSION_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME='Ssl_cipher';
+have_ssl
+1
 SHOW STATUS LIKE 'Compression';
 Variable_name	Value
 Compression	ON
diff --git a/mysql-test/r/ssl_timeout.result b/mysql-test/r/ssl_timeout.result
index 356e931ba4d..d9ef0f7a16f 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/ssl_timeout.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/ssl_timeout.result
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # connect with read timeout so SLEEP() should timeout
 # Check ssl turned on
-SHOW STATUS LIKE 'Ssl_cipher';
-Variable_name	Value
-Ssl_cipher	DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA
+SELECT (VARIABLE_VALUE <> '') AS have_ssl FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SESSION_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME='Ssl_cipher';
+have_ssl
+1
 SELECT SLEEP(600);
 ERROR HY000: Lost connection to MySQL server during query
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/openssl_1.test b/mysql-test/t/openssl_1.test
index 91a8cc57b1b..7063cffbb36 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/openssl_1.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/openssl_1.test
@@ -132,8 +132,7 @@ drop table t1;
 # verification of servers certificate by setting both ca certificate
 # and ca path to NULL
 #
---replace_result DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA DHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305 DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA
---exec $MYSQL --ssl --ssl-key=$MYSQL_TEST_DIR/std_data/client-key.pem --ssl-cert=$MYSQL_TEST_DIR/std_data/client-cert.pem -e "SHOW STATUS LIKE 'ssl_Cipher'" 2>&1
+--exec $MYSQL --ssl --ssl-key=$MYSQL_TEST_DIR/std_data/client-key.pem --ssl-cert=$MYSQL_TEST_DIR/std_data/client-cert.pem -e "SELECT (VARIABLE_VALUE <> '') AS have_ssl FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SESSION_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME='Ssl_cipher'" 2>&1
 --echo End of 5.0 tests
 
 #
@@ -257,8 +256,7 @@ select 'is still running; no cipher request crashed the server' as result from d
 GRANT SELECT ON test.* TO bug42158@localhost REQUIRE X509;
 FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
 connect(con1,localhost,bug42158,,,,,SSL);
---replace_result DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA DHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305 DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA
-SHOW STATUS LIKE 'Ssl_cipher';
+SELECT (VARIABLE_VALUE <> '') AS have_ssl FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SESSION_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME='Ssl_cipher';
 disconnect con1;
 connection default;
 DROP USER bug42158@localhost;
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/ssl.test b/mysql-test/t/ssl.test
index 21733f7e594..21145bf08c3 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/ssl.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/ssl.test
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 connect (ssl_con,localhost,root,,,,,SSL);
 
 # Check ssl turned on
---replace_result DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA DHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305 DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA
 SHOW STATUS LIKE 'Ssl_cipher';
+SELECT (VARIABLE_VALUE <> '') AS have_ssl FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SESSION_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME='Ssl_cipher';
 
 # Check ssl expiration
 SHOW STATUS LIKE 'Ssl_server_not_before';
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ SHOW STATUS LIKE 'Ssl_server_not_after';
 -- source include/common-tests.inc
 
 # Check ssl turned on
---replace_result DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA DHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305 DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA
-SHOW STATUS LIKE 'Ssl_cipher';
+SELECT (VARIABLE_VALUE <> '') AS have_ssl FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SESSION_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME='Ssl_cipher';
 
 #
 # MDEV-7697 Client reports ERROR 2006 (MySQL server has gone away) or ERROR 2013 (Lost connection to MySQL server during query) while executing AES* functions under SSL
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/ssl_ca.test b/mysql-test/t/ssl_ca.test
index 8e81f44e61c..8d830a75879 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/ssl_ca.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/ssl_ca.test
@@ -7,11 +7,10 @@
 
 --echo # try to connect with wrong '--ssl-ca' path : should fail
 --error 1
---exec $MYSQL --ssl-ca=$MYSQL_TEST_DIR/std_data/wrong-cacert.pem --ssl-key=$MYSQL_TEST_DIR/std_data/client-key.pem --ssl-cert=$MYSQL_TEST_DIR/std_data/client-cert.pem test -e "SHOW STATUS LIKE 'Ssl_cipher'" 2>&1
+--exec $MYSQL --ssl-ca=$MYSQL_TEST_DIR/std_data/wrong-cacert.pem --ssl-key=$MYSQL_TEST_DIR/std_data/client-key.pem --ssl-cert=$MYSQL_TEST_DIR/std_data/client-cert.pem test -e "SELECT (VARIABLE_VALUE <> '') AS have_ssl FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SESSION_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME='Ssl_cipher'" 2>&1
 
 --echo # try to connect with correct '--ssl-ca' path : should connect
---replace_result DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA
---exec $MYSQL --ssl-ca=$MYSQL_TEST_DIR/std_data/cacert.pem --ssl-key=$MYSQL_TEST_DIR/std_data/client-key.pem --ssl-cert=$MYSQL_TEST_DIR/std_data/client-cert.pem test -e "SHOW STATUS LIKE 'Ssl_cipher'"
+--exec $MYSQL --ssl-ca=$MYSQL_TEST_DIR/std_data/cacert.pem --ssl-key=$MYSQL_TEST_DIR/std_data/client-key.pem --ssl-cert=$MYSQL_TEST_DIR/std_data/client-cert.pem test -e "SELECT (VARIABLE_VALUE <> '') AS have_ssl FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SESSION_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME='Ssl_cipher'"
 
 --echo #
 --echo # Bug#21920678: SSL-CA DOES NOT ACCEPT ~USER TILDE HOME DIRECTORY
@@ -22,15 +21,12 @@
 
 --echo # try to connect with '--ssl-ca' option using tilde home directoy
 --echo # path substitution : should connect
---replace_result DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA
---exec $MYSQL --ssl-ca$mysql_test_dir_path/std_data/cacert.pem --ssl-key=$MYSQL_TEST_DIR/std_data/client-key.pem --ssl-cert=$MYSQL_TEST_DIR/std_data/client-cert.pem test -e "SHOW STATUS LIKE 'Ssl_cipher'"
+--exec $MYSQL --ssl-ca$mysql_test_dir_path/std_data/cacert.pem --ssl-key=$MYSQL_TEST_DIR/std_data/client-key.pem --ssl-cert=$MYSQL_TEST_DIR/std_data/client-cert.pem test -e "SELECT (VARIABLE_VALUE <> '') AS have_ssl FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SESSION_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME='Ssl_cipher'"
 
 --echo # try to connect with '--ssl-key' option using tilde home directoy
 --echo # path substitution : should connect
---replace_result DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA
---exec $MYSQL --ssl-ca=$MYSQL_TEST_DIR/std_data/cacert.pem --ssl-key$mysql_test_dir_path/std_data/client-key.pem --ssl-cert=$MYSQL_TEST_DIR/std_data/client-cert.pem test -e "SHOW STATUS LIKE 'Ssl_cipher'"
+--exec $MYSQL --ssl-ca=$MYSQL_TEST_DIR/std_data/cacert.pem --ssl-key$mysql_test_dir_path/std_data/client-key.pem --ssl-cert=$MYSQL_TEST_DIR/std_data/client-cert.pem test -e "SELECT (VARIABLE_VALUE <> '') AS have_ssl FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SESSION_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME='Ssl_cipher'"
 
 --echo # try to connect with '--ssl-cert' option using tilde home directoy
 --echo # path substitution : should connect
---replace_result DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA
---exec $MYSQL --ssl-ca=$MYSQL_TEST_DIR/std_data/cacert.pem --ssl-key=$MYSQL_TEST_DIR/std_data/client-key.pem --ssl-cert$mysql_test_dir_path/std_data/client-cert.pem test -e "SHOW STATUS LIKE 'Ssl_cipher'"
+--exec $MYSQL --ssl-ca=$MYSQL_TEST_DIR/std_data/cacert.pem --ssl-key=$MYSQL_TEST_DIR/std_data/client-key.pem --ssl-cert$mysql_test_dir_path/std_data/client-cert.pem test -e "SELECT (VARIABLE_VALUE <> '') AS have_ssl FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SESSION_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME='Ssl_cipher'"
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/ssl_compress.test b/mysql-test/t/ssl_compress.test
index 28f3453c23e..588d4555db8 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/ssl_compress.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/ssl_compress.test
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@
 connect (ssl_compress_con,localhost,root,,,,,SSL COMPRESS);
 
 # Check ssl turned on
---replace_result DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA DHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305 DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA
-SHOW STATUS LIKE 'Ssl_cipher';
+SELECT (VARIABLE_VALUE <> '') AS have_ssl FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SESSION_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME='Ssl_cipher';
 
 # Check compression turned on
 SHOW STATUS LIKE 'Compression';
@@ -21,8 +20,7 @@ SHOW STATUS LIKE 'Compression';
 -- source include/common-tests.inc
 
 # Check ssl turned on
---replace_result DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA DHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305 DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA
-SHOW STATUS LIKE 'Ssl_cipher';
+SELECT (VARIABLE_VALUE <> '') AS have_ssl FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SESSION_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME='Ssl_cipher';
 
 # Check compression turned on
 SHOW STATUS LIKE 'Compression';
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/ssl_timeout.test b/mysql-test/t/ssl_timeout.test
index 806b928aca0..430fe7130de 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/ssl_timeout.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/ssl_timeout.test
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
 connect (ssl_con,localhost,root,,,,,SSL read_timeout=5);
 
 --echo # Check ssl turned on
---replace_result DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA DHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305 DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA
-SHOW STATUS LIKE 'Ssl_cipher';
+SELECT (VARIABLE_VALUE <> '') AS have_ssl FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SESSION_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME='Ssl_cipher';
 
 # --error CR_SERVER_LOST
 --error 2013