diff --git a/mysql-test/r/mdl_sync.result b/mysql-test/r/mdl_sync.result
index 990f074175b..206ad509e37 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/mdl_sync.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/mdl_sync.result
@@ -3086,18 +3086,17 @@ DELETE FROM t2 WHERE a = 3;
 # Now that DELETE blocks on a metadata lock, we should be able to do
 # SELECT * FROM m1 here. SELECT used to be blocked by a DELETE table
 # lock request.
-SELECT * FROM m1;
-a
-1
-2
-3
-4
+SELECT * FROM m1 WHERE a < 3;
 # Resuming ALTER TABLE
 SET DEBUG_SYNC= 'now SIGNAL continue';
 # Connection con1
 # Reaping: ALTER TABLE m1 engine=MERGE UNION=(t2, t1)
 # Connection con2
 # Reaping: DELETE FROM t2 WHERE a = 3
+# Reaping: SELECT * FROM m1 WHERE a < 3
+a
+1
+2
 # Connection default
 DROP TABLE m1, t1, t2;
 SET DEBUG_SYNC= 'RESET';
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/mdl_sync.test b/mysql-test/t/mdl_sync.test
index d5cfab2fac9..8e809788a08 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/mdl_sync.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/mdl_sync.test
@@ -4750,6 +4750,7 @@ INSERT INTO t2 VALUES (3), (4);
 
 connect(con1, localhost, root);
 connect(con2, localhost, root);
+connect(con3, localhost, root);
 
 --echo # Connection con1
 connection con1;
@@ -4769,7 +4770,7 @@ SET DEBUG_SYNC= 'now WAIT_FOR upgrade';
 --send DELETE FROM t2 WHERE a = 3
 
 --echo # Connection default
-connection default;
+connection con3;
 --echo # Check that DELETE is waiting on a metadata lock and not a table lock.
 let $wait_condition=
   SELECT COUNT(*) = 1 FROM information_schema.processlist
@@ -4779,7 +4780,9 @@ let $wait_condition=
 --echo # Now that DELETE blocks on a metadata lock, we should be able to do
 --echo # SELECT * FROM m1 here. SELECT used to be blocked by a DELETE table
 --echo # lock request.
-SELECT * FROM m1;
+--send SELECT * FROM m1 WHERE a < 3
+
+connection default;
 --echo # Resuming ALTER TABLE
 SET DEBUG_SYNC= 'now SIGNAL continue';
 
@@ -4791,12 +4794,16 @@ connection con1;
 connection con2;
 --echo # Reaping: DELETE FROM t2 WHERE a = 3
 --reap
+connection con3;
+--echo # Reaping: SELECT * FROM m1 WHERE a < 3
+--reap
 --echo # Connection default
 connection default;
 DROP TABLE m1, t1, t2;
 SET DEBUG_SYNC= 'RESET';
 disconnect con1;
 disconnect con2;
+disconnect con3;
 
 
 # Check that all connections opened by test cases in this file are really