diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/perfschema/r/myisam_file_io.result b/mysql-test/suite/perfschema/r/myisam_file_io.result
index 66c37c7d6d8..5d710d9183d 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/perfschema/r/myisam_file_io.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/perfschema/r/myisam_file_io.result
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ update performance_schema.SETUP_INSTRUMENTS set enabled='YES'
 update performance_schema.SETUP_CONSUMERS
 set enabled='YES';
 truncate table performance_schema.EVENTS_WAITS_HISTORY_LONG;
+flush status;
 drop table if exists test.no_index_tab;
 create table test.no_index_tab ( a varchar(255), b int ) engine=myisam;
 insert into no_index_tab set a = 'foo', b = 1;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/perfschema/t/myisam_file_io.test b/mysql-test/suite/perfschema/t/myisam_file_io.test
index 53d2ea6dbe6..0861e8f4b74 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/perfschema/t/myisam_file_io.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/perfschema/t/myisam_file_io.test
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc
+# Copyright (c) 2009, 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02110-1335 USA
 
 # Tests for PERFORMANCE_SCHEMA
 
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ update performance_schema.SETUP_CONSUMERS
 
 truncate table performance_schema.EVENTS_WAITS_HISTORY_LONG;
 
+# Reset lost counters to a known state
+flush status;
+
 # Code to test
 
 --disable_warnings