diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_stop_slave.result b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_stop_slave.result
index ff0061f264b..7ea613fedd6 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_stop_slave.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_stop_slave.result
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ DROP TABLE t1, t2;
 CREATE TABLE t1 (c1 INT KEY, c2 INT) ENGINE=InnoDB;
 CREATE TABLE t2 (c1 INT) ENGINE=MyISAM;
 INSERT INTO t1 VALUES(1, 1);
+[connection master]
 SET GLOBAL debug= 'd,dump_thread_wait_before_send_xid';
 [connection slave]
 include/restart_slave.inc
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_stop_slave.test b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_stop_slave.test
index e44b2f15f25..8d2b26dd4ea 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_stop_slave.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_stop_slave.test
@@ -76,11 +76,13 @@ CREATE TABLE t1 (c1 INT KEY, c2 INT) ENGINE=InnoDB;
 CREATE TABLE t2 (c1 INT) ENGINE=MyISAM;
 INSERT INTO t1 VALUES(1, 1);
 
+sync_slave_with_master;
+
+--source include/rpl_connection_master.inc
+
 let $debug_save= `SELECT @@GLOBAL.debug`;
 SET GLOBAL debug= 'd,dump_thread_wait_before_send_xid';
 
-sync_slave_with_master;
-
 --source include/rpl_connection_slave.inc
 source include/restart_slave_sql.inc;