diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/maria/t/maria-preload-master.opt b/mysql-test/suite/maria/t/maria-preload-master.opt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..959cf74c816
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/maria/t/maria-preload-master.opt
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+--skip-safemalloc