diff --git a/mysql-test/r/join.result b/mysql-test/r/join.result
index 80dd055a170..679b8a14385 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/join.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/join.result
@@ -747,11 +747,13 @@ select t1.b from v1a;
 ERROR 42S22: Unknown column 't1.b' in 'field list'
 select * from v1a join v1b on t1.b = t2.b;
 ERROR 42S22: Unknown column 't1.b' in 'on clause'
-select * from information_schema.statistics join information_schema.columns
-using(table_name,column_name) where table_name='user';
-TABLE_NAME	COLUMN_NAME	TABLE_CATALOG	TABLE_SCHEMA	NON_UNIQUE	INDEX_SCHEMA	INDEX_NAME	SEQ_IN_INDEX	COLLATION	CARDINALITY	SUB_PART	PACKED	NULLABLE	INDEX_TYPE	COMMENT	TABLE_CATALOG	TABLE_SCHEMA	ORDINAL_POSITION	COLUMN_DEFAULT	IS_NULLABLE	DATA_TYPE	CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH	CHARACTER_OCTET_LENGTH	NUMERIC_PRECISION	NUMERIC_SCALE	CHARACTER_SET_NAME	COLLATION_NAME	COLUMN_TYPE	COLUMN_KEY	EXTRA	PRIVILEGES	COLUMN_COMMENT
-user	Host	NULL	mysql	0	mysql	PRIMARY	1	A	NULL	NULL	NULL		BTREE		NULL	mysql	1		NO	char	60	180	NULL	NULL	utf8	utf8_bin	char(60)	PRI		#	
-user	User	NULL	mysql	0	mysql	PRIMARY	2	A	3	NULL	NULL		BTREE		NULL	mysql	2		NO	char	16	48	NULL	NULL	utf8	utf8_bin	char(16)	PRI		#	
+select 
+statistics.TABLE_NAME, statistics.COLUMN_NAME, statistics.TABLE_CATALOG, statistics.TABLE_SCHEMA, statistics.NON_UNIQUE, statistics.INDEX_SCHEMA, statistics.INDEX_NAME, statistics.SEQ_IN_INDEX, statistics.COLLATION, statistics.CARDINALITY, statistics.SUB_PART, statistics.PACKED, statistics.NULLABLE, statistics.INDEX_TYPE, statistics.COMMENT, 
+columns.TABLE_CATALOG, columns.TABLE_SCHEMA, columns.COLUMN_DEFAULT, columns.IS_NULLABLE, columns.DATA_TYPE, columns.CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH, columns.CHARACTER_OCTET_LENGTH, columns.NUMERIC_PRECISION, columns.NUMERIC_SCALE, columns.CHARACTER_SET_NAME, columns.COLLATION_NAME, columns.COLUMN_TYPE, columns.COLUMN_KEY, columns.EXTRA, columns.COLUMN_COMMENT
+from information_schema.statistics join information_schema.columns using(table_name,column_name) where table_name='user';
+TABLE_NAME	COLUMN_NAME	TABLE_CATALOG	TABLE_SCHEMA	NON_UNIQUE	INDEX_SCHEMA	INDEX_NAME	SEQ_IN_INDEX	COLLATION	CARDINALITY	SUB_PART	PACKED	NULLABLE	INDEX_TYPE	COMMENT	TABLE_CATALOG	TABLE_SCHEMA	COLUMN_DEFAULT	IS_NULLABLE	DATA_TYPE	CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH	CHARACTER_OCTET_LENGTH	NUMERIC_PRECISION	NUMERIC_SCALE	CHARACTER_SET_NAME	COLLATION_NAME	COLUMN_TYPE	COLUMN_KEY	EXTRA	COLUMN_COMMENT
+user	Host	NULL	mysql	0	mysql	PRIMARY	1	A	NULL	NULL	NULL		BTREE		NULL	mysql		NO	char	60	180	NULL	NULL	utf8	utf8_bin	char(60)	PRI		
+user	User	NULL	mysql	0	mysql	PRIMARY	2	A	2	NULL	NULL		BTREE		NULL	mysql		NO	char	16	48	NULL	NULL	utf8	utf8_bin	char(16)	PRI		
 drop table t1;
 drop table t2;
 drop table t3;
diff --git a/mysql-test/r/rpl_grant.result b/mysql-test/r/rpl_grant.result
index 17bceb339c8..6ee1ca3cb36 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/rpl_grant.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/rpl_grant.result
@@ -12,18 +12,18 @@ user	host
 dummy	localhost
 dummy1	localhost
 dummy2	localhost
-SELECT COUNT(*) FROM mysql.user;
+SELECT COUNT(*) FROM mysql.user WHERE user != 'root' or (host != 'localhost' and host != @hostname);
 COUNT(*)
-6
+3
 **** On Slave ****
 SELECT user,host FROM mysql.user WHERE user != 'root';
 user	host
 dummy	localhost
 dummy1	localhost
 dummy2	localhost
-SELECT COUNT(*) FROM mysql.user;
+SELECT COUNT(*) FROM mysql.user WHERE user != 'root' or (host != 'localhost' and host != @hostname);
 COUNT(*)
-6
+3
 **** On Master ****
 DROP USER nonexisting@localhost;
 ERROR HY000: Operation DROP USER failed for 'nonexisting'@'localhost'
@@ -32,15 +32,15 @@ ERROR HY000: Operation DROP USER failed for 'nonexisting'@'localhost'
 DROP USER dummy1@localhost, dummy2@localhost;
 SELECT user, host FROM mysql.user WHERE user != 'root';
 user	host
-SELECT COUNT(*) FROM mysql.user;
+SELECT COUNT(*) FROM mysql.user WHERE user != 'root' or (host != 'localhost' and host != @hostname);
 COUNT(*)
-3
+0
 **** On Slave ****
 SELECT user,host FROM mysql.user WHERE user != 'root';
 user	host
-SELECT COUNT(*) FROM mysql.user;
+SELECT COUNT(*) FROM mysql.user WHERE user != 'root' or (host != 'localhost' and host != @hostname);
 COUNT(*)
-3
+0
 SHOW SLAVE STATUS;
 Slave_IO_State	#
 Master_Host	127.0.0.1
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/join.test b/mysql-test/t/join.test
index 5b599c3dad7..55048a86f14 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/join.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/join.test
@@ -546,10 +546,12 @@ select * from v1a join v1b on t1.b = t2.b;
 #
 # Bug #17523 natural join and information_schema
 #
-# We mask out the Privileges column because it differs with embedded server
---replace_column 31 #
-select * from information_schema.statistics join information_schema.columns
-              using(table_name,column_name) where table_name='user';
+# Omit columns.PRIVILIGES as it may vary with embedded server.
+# Omit columns.ORDINAL_POSITION as it may vary with hostname='localhost'.
+select 
+ statistics.TABLE_NAME, statistics.COLUMN_NAME, statistics.TABLE_CATALOG, statistics.TABLE_SCHEMA, statistics.NON_UNIQUE, statistics.INDEX_SCHEMA, statistics.INDEX_NAME, statistics.SEQ_IN_INDEX, statistics.COLLATION, statistics.CARDINALITY, statistics.SUB_PART, statistics.PACKED, statistics.NULLABLE, statistics.INDEX_TYPE, statistics.COMMENT, 
+ columns.TABLE_CATALOG, columns.TABLE_SCHEMA, columns.COLUMN_DEFAULT, columns.IS_NULLABLE, columns.DATA_TYPE, columns.CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH, columns.CHARACTER_OCTET_LENGTH, columns.NUMERIC_PRECISION, columns.NUMERIC_SCALE, columns.CHARACTER_SET_NAME, columns.COLLATION_NAME, columns.COLUMN_TYPE, columns.COLUMN_KEY, columns.EXTRA, columns.COLUMN_COMMENT
+ from information_schema.statistics join information_schema.columns using(table_name,column_name) where table_name='user';
 
 drop table t1;
 drop table t2;
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/rpl_grant.test b/mysql-test/t/rpl_grant.test
index 71e36342584..dbb5c624f2b 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/rpl_grant.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/rpl_grant.test
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ CREATE USER dummy@localhost;
 CREATE USER dummy1@localhost, dummy2@localhost;
 
 SELECT user, host FROM mysql.user WHERE user != 'root'; # root host non-determ
-SELECT COUNT(*) FROM mysql.user;
+SELECT COUNT(*) FROM mysql.user WHERE user != 'root' or (host != 'localhost' and host != @hostname);
 sync_slave_with_master;
 --echo **** On Slave ****
 SELECT user,host FROM mysql.user WHERE user != 'root'; # root host non-determ
-SELECT COUNT(*) FROM mysql.user;
+SELECT COUNT(*) FROM mysql.user WHERE user != 'root' or (host != 'localhost' and host != @hostname);
 
 --echo **** On Master ****
 connection master;
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ DROP USER nonexisting@localhost, dummy@localhost;
 DROP USER dummy1@localhost, dummy2@localhost;
 
 SELECT user, host FROM mysql.user WHERE user != 'root'; # root host non-determ
-SELECT COUNT(*) FROM mysql.user;
+SELECT COUNT(*) FROM mysql.user WHERE user != 'root' or (host != 'localhost' and host != @hostname);
 sync_slave_with_master;
 --echo **** On Slave ****
 SELECT user,host FROM mysql.user WHERE user != 'root'; # root host non-determ
-SELECT COUNT(*) FROM mysql.user;
+SELECT COUNT(*) FROM mysql.user WHERE user != 'root' or (host != 'localhost' and host != @hostname);
 
 --replace_result $MASTER_MYPORT MASTER_PORT
 --replace_column 1 # 8 # 9 # 23 # 33 #
diff --git a/scripts/mysql_system_tables_data.sql b/scripts/mysql_system_tables_data.sql
index ce23953a1a5..b70a8a13f6e 100644
--- a/scripts/mysql_system_tables_data.sql
+++ b/scripts/mysql_system_tables_data.sql
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ DROP TABLE tmp_db;
 -- from local machine if "users" table didn't exist before
 CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE tmp_user LIKE user;
 INSERT INTO tmp_user VALUES ('localhost','root','','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','','','','',0,0,0,0);
-REPLACE INTO tmp_user VALUES (@current_hostname,'root','','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','','','','',0,0,0,0);
+REPLACE INTO tmp_user SELECT @current_hostname,'root','','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','','','','',0,0,0,0 FROM dual WHERE LOWER( @current_hostname) != 'localhost';
 REPLACE INTO tmp_user VALUES ('127.0.0.1','root','','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','','','','',0,0,0,0);
 INSERT INTO tmp_user (host,user) VALUES ('localhost','');
-INSERT INTO tmp_user (host,user) VALUES (@current_hostname,'');
+INSERT INTO tmp_user (host,user) SELECT @current_hostname,'' FROM dual WHERE LOWER(@current_hostname ) != 'localhost';
 INSERT INTO user SELECT * FROM tmp_user WHERE @had_user_table=0;
 DROP TABLE tmp_user;