diff --git a/mysql-test/extra/binlog_tests/database.test b/mysql-test/extra/binlog_tests/database.test
index 2e445f98adf..326ecedb60e 100644
--- a/mysql-test/extra/binlog_tests/database.test
+++ b/mysql-test/extra/binlog_tests/database.test
@@ -28,3 +28,5 @@ enable_warnings;
 insert into t1 values (1);
 drop table tt1, t1;
 source include/show_binlog_events.inc;
+
+FLUSH STATUS;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/binlog/r/binlog_database.result b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/r/binlog_database.result
index 3b470fe11af..39b889d8d0a 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/binlog/r/binlog_database.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/r/binlog_database.result
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ master-bin.000001	#	Query	#	#	use `test`; insert into t1 values (1)
 master-bin.000001	#	Query	#	#	drop database if exists mysqltest1
 master-bin.000001	#	Query	#	#	use `test`; insert into t1 values (1)
 master-bin.000001	#	Query	#	#	use `test`; drop table tt1, t1
+FLUSH STATUS;
 set binlog_format=mixed;
 reset master;
 create database testing_1;
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ master-bin.000001	#	Query	#	#	use `test`; insert into t1 values (1)
 master-bin.000001	#	Query	#	#	drop database if exists mysqltest1
 master-bin.000001	#	Query	#	#	use `test`; insert into t1 values (1)
 master-bin.000001	#	Query	#	#	use `test`; drop table tt1, t1
+FLUSH STATUS;
 set binlog_format=row;
 reset master;
 create database testing_1;
@@ -108,6 +110,7 @@ master-bin.000001	#	Table_map	#	#	table_id: # (test.t1)
 master-bin.000001	#	Write_rows	#	#	table_id: # flags: STMT_END_F
 master-bin.000001	#	Query	#	#	use `test`; COMMIT
 master-bin.000001	#	Query	#	#	use `test`; DROP TABLE `t1` /* generated by server */
+FLUSH STATUS;
 show databases;
 Database
 information_schema