diff --git a/mysql-test/t/partition_not_windows-master.opt b/mysql-test/t/partition_not_windows-master.opt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b1392bfd485
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/t/partition_not_windows-master.opt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+--symbolic-links=1
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/partition_not_windows.test b/mysql-test/t/partition_not_windows.test
index 22bede08d54..012b8b50dee 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/partition_not_windows.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/partition_not_windows.test
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 # Non-windows specific partition tests.
 --source include/not_windows.inc
 --source include/have_partition.inc
-# SUBPARTITION depends on symlink support
+# DATA DIRECTORY/INDEX DIRECTORY require symbolic link support
 --source include/have_symlink.inc
 
-# partition.test used to contained the following note:
-# This test is disabled on Windows due to BUG#19107
-# All tests passed on Windows except the following which should be moved into
-# partition.test once the bug has been resolved.
+# The test for Bug 20770 is disabled on Windows due to BUG#19107; it
+# should be moved into partition.test once the bug has been resolved.
 
 #
 # Bug 20770 Partitions: DATA DIRECTORY clause change in reorganize