diff --git a/mysql-test/t/rpl_temporary.test b/mysql-test/t/rpl_temporary.test
index 442788ad019..b50d9004f14 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/rpl_temporary.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/rpl_temporary.test
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ connection master;
 
 connect (con1,localhost,root,,);
 connect (con2,localhost,root,,);
-connect (con3,localhost,test,,);
+# user 'boo' does not exist, because we want to be ''@localhost or ''@127.0.0.1
+# (using user 'test' conflicts with what connect.test does). 
+connect (con3,localhost,boo,,);
 
 # We are going to use SET PSEUDO_THREAD_ID in this test;
 # check that it requires the SUPER privilege.