diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/binlog/r/binlog_xa_handling.result b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/r/binlog_xa_handling.result
index 980045a08d0..7a60fb59b9a 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/binlog/r/binlog_xa_handling.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/r/binlog_xa_handling.result
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 connection default;
 CREATE TABLE t1(f1 int) ENGINE=Innodb;
-XA START '','';
+XA START 'xa';
 INSERT INTO t1 VALUES(10);
 BINLOG '
 SOgWTg8BAAAAbgAAAHIAAAAAAAQANS42LjMtbTUtZGVidWctbG9nAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABI6BZOEzgNAAgAEgAEBAQEEgAAVgAEGggAAAAICAgCAAAAAAVAYI8=';
-XA END '';
-XA PREPARE '';
-XA ROLLBACK '';
+XA END 'xa';
+XA PREPARE 'xa';
+XA ROLLBACK 'xa';
 DROP TABLE t1;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/binlog/t/binlog_xa_handling.test b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/t/binlog_xa_handling.test
index 00e8cfea296..c454e83169e 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/binlog/t/binlog_xa_handling.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/binlog/t/binlog_xa_handling.test
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@
 --connection default
 CREATE TABLE t1(f1 int) ENGINE=Innodb;
 
-XA START '','';
+XA START 'xa';
 INSERT INTO t1 VALUES(10);
 BINLOG '
 SOgWTg8BAAAAbgAAAHIAAAAAAAQANS42LjMtbTUtZGVidWctbG9nAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABI6BZOEzgNAAgAEgAEBAQEEgAAVgAEGggAAAAICAgCAAAAAAVAYI8=';
-XA END '';
-XA PREPARE '';
-XA ROLLBACK '';
+XA END 'xa';
+XA PREPARE 'xa';
+XA ROLLBACK 'xa';
 
 DROP TABLE t1;