diff --git a/client/mysqltest.c b/client/mysqltest.c
index 1d85e777e48..a75debd2ca5 100644
--- a/client/mysqltest.c
+++ b/client/mysqltest.c
@@ -5464,6 +5464,7 @@ void init_win_path_patterns()
   const char* paths[] = { "$MYSQL_TEST_DIR",
                           "$MYSQL_TMP_DIR",
                           "$MYSQLTEST_VARDIR",
+                          "$MASTER_MYSOCK",
                           "./test/" };
   int num_paths= sizeof(paths)/sizeof(char*);
   int i;