diff --git a/mysql-test/main/status.result b/mysql-test/main/status.result
index eda63c4f05b..0931f87cd6b 100644
--- a/mysql-test/main/status.result
+++ b/mysql-test/main/status.result
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ flush session status;
 select $new_global_flush_status >= $global_flush_status as "1";
 1
 1
-select $new_local_flush_status < $global_flush_status as "1";
+select $new_local_flush_status < $new_global_flush_status as "1";
 1
 1
 flush global status;
diff --git a/mysql-test/main/status.test b/mysql-test/main/status.test
index 1d6a7b4a898..36bb99147c9 100644
--- a/mysql-test/main/status.test
+++ b/mysql-test/main/status.test
@@ -480,23 +480,21 @@ connection default;
 flush global status;
 flush session status;
 
---sleep 1
-
-let $global_flush_status= `SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME LIKE 'Uptime_since_flush_status'`;
 let $local_flush_status= `SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SESSION_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME LIKE 'Uptime_since_flush_status'`;
+let $global_flush_status= `SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME LIKE 'Uptime_since_flush_status'`;
 
---sleep 2
+--sleep 1
 
 --evalp select $global_flush_status >= $local_flush_status as "1"
 flush session status;
 
-let $new_global_flush_status= `SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME LIKE 'Uptime_since_flush_status'`;
 let $new_local_flush_status= `SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SESSION_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME LIKE 'Uptime_since_flush_status'`;
+let $new_global_flush_status= `SELECT VARIABLE_VALUE FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME LIKE 'Uptime_since_flush_status'`;
 
 --evalp select $new_global_flush_status >= $global_flush_status as "1"
---evalp select $new_local_flush_status < $global_flush_status as "1"
+--evalp select $new_local_flush_status < $new_global_flush_status as "1"
 
---sleep 2
+--sleep 1
 flush global status;
 
 let $local_flush_status=$new_local_flush_status;