diff --git a/mysql-test/r/repair.result b/mysql-test/r/repair.result
index c3af8732e8c..8c0671ad740 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/repair.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/repair.result
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ SET myisam_repair_threads=@@global.myisam_repair_threads;
 SET myisam_sort_buffer_size=@@global.myisam_sort_buffer_size;
 DROP TABLE t1;
 CREATE TABLE t1(a CHAR(255), KEY(a));
-SET myisam_sort_buffer_size=4196;
+SET myisam_sort_buffer_size=4496;
 INSERT INTO t1 VALUES
 ('0'),('0'),('0'),('0'),('0'),('0'),('0'),('0'),('0'),('0'),
 ('0'),('0'),('0'),('0'),('0'),('0'),('0'),('0'),('0'),('0'),
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/repair.test b/mysql-test/t/repair.test
index 59ab905c62e..b433b8720b9 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/repair.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/repair.test
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ DROP TABLE t1;
 #              myisam_sort_buffer_size
 #
 CREATE TABLE t1(a CHAR(255), KEY(a));
-SET myisam_sort_buffer_size=4196;
+SET myisam_sort_buffer_size=4496;
 INSERT INTO t1 VALUES
 ('0'),('0'),('0'),('0'),('0'),('0'),('0'),('0'),('0'),('0'),
 ('0'),('0'),('0'),('0'),('0'),('0'),('0'),('0'),('0'),('0'),