diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_gtid_until.result b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_gtid_until.result
index d86b5cac78c..c23faecc674 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_gtid_until.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_gtid_until.result
@@ -44,14 +44,14 @@ a
 1
 2
 include/stop_slave.inc
-START SLAVE UNTIL master_gtid_pos = "1-10-100,2-20-200";
+START SLAVE UNTIL master_gtid_pos = "1-10-100,2-20-200,0-1-300";
 include/wait_for_slave_to_start.inc
 Using_Gtid = 'Current_Pos'
 Until_Condition = 'Gtid'
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (3);
+DELETE FROM t1 WHERE a=3;
 include/stop_slave.inc
-include/start_slave.inc
 *** Test UNTIL condition in an earlier binlog than the start GTID. ***
-include/stop_slave.inc
 SET gtid_domain_id = 1;
 INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (3);
 SET gtid_domain_id = 2;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_gtid_until.test b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_gtid_until.test
index 4dde7da38a5..20d4510ccc8 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_gtid_until.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_gtid_until.test
@@ -73,19 +73,29 @@ SELECT * FROM t1 ORDER BY a;
 
 # Test showing the UNTIL condition in SHOW SLAVE STATUS.
 --source include/stop_slave.inc
-START SLAVE UNTIL master_gtid_pos = "1-10-100,2-20-200";
+START SLAVE UNTIL master_gtid_pos = "1-10-100,2-20-200,0-1-300";
 --source include/wait_for_slave_to_start.inc
 --let $status_items= Using_Gtid,Until_Condition
 --source include/show_slave_status.inc
 
 # Clear the UNTIL condition.
+# Note that we need to wait for a transaction to get through from the master.
+# Otherwise the IO thread may still be in get_master_version_and_clock()
+# (wait_for_slave_to_start.inc returns as soon as the IO thread is connected),
+# and we can get test failures from warnings in the log about IO thread being
+# killed in the middle of setting @@gtid_strict_mode or similar (MDEV-7940).
+--connection server_1
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (3);
+DELETE FROM t1 WHERE a=3;
+--save_master_pos
+
+--connection server_2
+--sync_with_master
 --source include/stop_slave.inc
---source include/start_slave.inc
 
 
 --echo *** Test UNTIL condition in an earlier binlog than the start GTID. ***
 --connection server_2
---source include/stop_slave.inc
 
 --connection server_1
 SET gtid_domain_id = 1;