diff --git a/mysql-test/r/events_logs_tests.result b/mysql-test/r/events_logs_tests.result
index 9202d63fd2c..950090399d5 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/events_logs_tests.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/events_logs_tests.result
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ USER_HOST	SLEEPVAL	events_test	SELECT SLEEP(2)
 SET SESSION long_query_time=300;
 "Make it quite long"
 TRUNCATE mysql.slow_log;
-SET SESSION long_query_time=1;
 CREATE TABLE slow_event_test (slo_val tinyint, val tinyint);
+SET SESSION long_query_time=1;
 "This won't go to the slow log"
 CREATE EVENT long_event ON SCHEDULE EVERY 1 MINUTE DO INSERT INTO slow_event_test SELECT @@long_query_time, SLEEP(3);
 SELECT * FROM slow_event_test;
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/events_logs_tests.test b/mysql-test/t/events_logs_tests.test
index 5f4ec852cd3..5c252b1174b 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/events_logs_tests.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/events_logs_tests.test
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ SELECT user_host, query_time, db, sql_text FROM mysql.slow_log;
 SET SESSION long_query_time=300;
 --echo "Make it quite long"
 TRUNCATE mysql.slow_log;
-SET SESSION long_query_time=1;
 CREATE TABLE slow_event_test (slo_val tinyint, val tinyint);
+SET SESSION long_query_time=1;
 --echo "This won't go to the slow log"
 CREATE EVENT long_event ON SCHEDULE EVERY 1 MINUTE DO INSERT INTO slow_event_test SELECT @@long_query_time, SLEEP(3);
 SELECT * FROM slow_event_test;