diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/innodb/r/dml_purge.result b/mysql-test/suite/innodb/r/dml_purge.result
index e2376f475e0..f5a919f7a12 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/innodb/r/dml_purge.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/innodb/r/dml_purge.result
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # MDEV-12288 Reset DB_TRX_ID when the history is removed,
 # to speed up MVCC
 #
+SET GLOBAL innodb_purge_rseg_truncate_frequency = 1;
 CREATE TABLE t1(a INT PRIMARY KEY, b INT NOT NULL)
 ROW_FORMAT=REDUNDANT ENGINE=InnoDB;
 INSERT INTO t1 VALUES(1,2),(3,4);
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/dml_purge.test b/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/dml_purge.test
index 8e23ad90203..720acfb1577 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/dml_purge.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/dml_purge.test
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ let MYSQLD_DATADIR=`select @@datadir`;
 --echo # to speed up MVCC
 --echo #
 
+SET GLOBAL innodb_purge_rseg_truncate_frequency = 1;
+
 CREATE TABLE t1(a INT PRIMARY KEY, b INT NOT NULL)
 ROW_FORMAT=REDUNDANT ENGINE=InnoDB;
 INSERT INTO t1 VALUES(1,2),(3,4);