diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/mariabackup/encrypted_page_compressed.test b/mysql-test/suite/mariabackup/encrypted_page_compressed.test
index b4ca7eded14..b0bcdd9e33b 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/mariabackup/encrypted_page_compressed.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/mariabackup/encrypted_page_compressed.test
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ echo # xtrabackup backup;
 let $targetdir=$MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/backup;
 let $backuplog=$MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/backup.log;
 --error 1
-exec $XTRABACKUP --defaults-file=$MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/my.cnf --backup --target-dir=$targetdir > $backuplog;
+exec $XTRABACKUP --defaults-file=$MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/my.cnf --backup --target-dir=$targetdir --core-file > $backuplog;
 --enable_result_log
 
 --let SEARCH_PATTERN=Database page corruption detected.*
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/mariabackup/encrypted_page_corruption.test b/mysql-test/suite/mariabackup/encrypted_page_corruption.test
index 4491c235ac4..5ba77597b35 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/mariabackup/encrypted_page_corruption.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/mariabackup/encrypted_page_corruption.test
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ let $backuplog=$MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/backup.log;
 
 --disable_result_log
 --error 1
-exec $XTRABACKUP --defaults-file=$MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/my.cnf --backup --extended-validation --target-dir=$targetdir > $backuplog;
+exec $XTRABACKUP --defaults-file=$MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/my.cnf --backup --extended-validation --target-dir=$targetdir --core-file > $backuplog;
 --enable_result_log
 
 
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/mariabackup/log_checksum_mismatch.test b/mysql-test/suite/mariabackup/log_checksum_mismatch.test
index f041b0aeedd..c8baf66e917 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/mariabackup/log_checksum_mismatch.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/mariabackup/log_checksum_mismatch.test
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ let $targetdir=$MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/backup;
 let $backuplog=$MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/backup.log;
 
 --disable_result_log
-exec  $XTRABACKUP --defaults-file=$MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/my.cnf --backup --target-dir=$targetdir --dbug=+d,log_intermittent_checksum_mismatch > $backuplog;
+exec  $XTRABACKUP --defaults-file=$MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/my.cnf --backup --target-dir=$targetdir --dbug=+d,log_intermittent_checksum_mismatch --core-file > $backuplog;
 --enable_result_log
 
 --let SEARCH_RANGE = 10000000
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/mariabackup/unencrypted_page_compressed.test b/mysql-test/suite/mariabackup/unencrypted_page_compressed.test
index b41d177e572..ce5c94a1c57 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/mariabackup/unencrypted_page_compressed.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/mariabackup/unencrypted_page_compressed.test
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ echo # xtrabackup backup;
 let $targetdir=$MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/backup;
 let $backuplog=$MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/backup.log;
 --error 1
-exec $XTRABACKUP --defaults-file=$MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/my.cnf --backup --target-dir=$targetdir > $backuplog;
+exec $XTRABACKUP --defaults-file=$MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/my.cnf --backup --target-dir=$targetdir --core-file > $backuplog;
 --enable_result_log
 
 --let SEARCH_PATTERN=Database page corruption detected.*