diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/instant_alter_debug.test b/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/instant_alter_debug.test
index d3aea85b243..a1b514f87ac 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/instant_alter_debug.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/instant_alter_debug.test
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ connection default;
 SET DEBUG_SYNC = 'now WAIT_FOR copied';
 let $wait_all_purged = 1;
 --source include/wait_all_purged.inc
+let $wait_all_purged = 0;
 INSERT INTO t1 SET a=1;
 INSERT INTO t1 SET a=2,b=3,c=4;
 SET DEBUG_SYNC = 'now SIGNAL logged';