diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_report_port.result b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_report_port.result
index ebdd3f889f3..d9887f41ff9 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_report_port.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_report_port.result
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 include/master-slave.inc
 [connection master]
-include/assert.inc [The default value shown for the slave's port number is the actual port number of the slave.]
 include/rpl_restart_server.inc [server_number=2 parameters: --report-port=9000]
 include/start_slave.inc
 [Slave restarted with the report-port set to some value]
 include/assert.inc [The value shown for the slave's port number is 9000 which is the value set for report-port.]
+include/rpl_restart_server.inc [server_number=2 parameters: --report-port=]
+include/start_slave.inc
+[Slave restarted with the report-port set to the value of slave's port number]
+include/assert.inc [The default value shown for the slave's port number is the actual port number of the slave.]
 include/rpl_end.inc
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_report_port-slave.opt b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_report_port-slave.opt
deleted file mode 100644
index ffe2b2e7016..00000000000
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_report_port-slave.opt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
---report-port=
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_report_port.test b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_report_port.test
index b1b71a2982c..379f9aed946 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_report_port.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_report_port.test
@@ -10,22 +10,18 @@
 #
 #====Method====
 #
-# Start replication with report port not set.This will give the actual port 
-# number of the slave (ie. SLAVE_PORT) for the on doing SHOW SLAVE HOSTS on 
-# the master.
-# Restart the slave server with report port set to 9000 and start the slave.
+# Start replication  with report port set to 9000 and restart the slave.
 # In this case on doing SHOW SLAVE HOSTS on the master, we get the port number
 # of the slave to be 9000.
+# In the second case restart the slave server with report port not set. In this
+# case on doing SHOW SLAVE HOSTS on the master, we get the actual port number
+# of the slave (ie. SLAVE_PORT).
 
 source include/master-slave.inc;
+source include/have_binlog_format_mixed.inc;
 
 connection master;
 
---let $report_port= query_get_value(SHOW SLAVE HOSTS, Port, 1)
---let assert_text= The default value shown for the slave's port number is the actual port number of the slave.
---let assert_cond= $report_port = "$SLAVE_MYPORT"
---source include/assert.inc
-
 # Start the server with some value being passed to the report_port= <option>
 # this will be used incase we have to mask the value of the slave's port
 # number in certain situations.
@@ -46,4 +42,25 @@ connection master;
 --let assert_cond= $report_port = "9000"
 --source include/assert.inc
 
+
+# Start the server with the report-port being passed with no value. So on SHOW SLAVE HOSTS
+# on the master the value of slave's port should be the actual value of the slave port.
+
+--let $rpl_server_number= 2
+--let $rpl_server_parameters= --report-port=
+--source include/rpl_restart_server.inc
+
+connection slave;
+--source include/start_slave.inc
+
+--echo [Slave restarted with the report-port set to the value of slave's port number]
+
+connection master;
+
+# The value reported is the actual value of the slave's port.
+--let $report_port= query_get_value(SHOW SLAVE HOSTS, Port, 1)
+--let assert_text= The default value shown for the slave's port number is the actual port number of the slave.
+--let assert_cond= $report_port = "$SLAVE_MYPORT"
+--source include/assert.inc
+
 --source include/rpl_end.inc