diff --git a/unittest/libmariadb/cursor.c b/unittest/libmariadb/cursor.c
index 25db1781..332202dc 100644
--- a/unittest/libmariadb/cursor.c
+++ b/unittest/libmariadb/cursor.c
@@ -1488,7 +1488,10 @@ static int test_bug38486(MYSQL *mysql)
   int rc;
   unsigned long type= CURSOR_TYPE_READ_ONLY;
 
-  rc= mysql_query(mysql, "CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE t10 (a INT)");
+  rc= mysql_query(mysql, "DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t10");
+  check_mysql_rc(rc, mysql);
+
+  rc= mysql_query(mysql, "CREATE TABLE t10 (a INT)");
   check_mysql_rc(rc, mysql);
 
   stmt= mysql_stmt_init(mysql);
@@ -1503,9 +1506,6 @@ static int test_bug38486(MYSQL *mysql)
   check_mysql_rc(rc, mysql);
   mysql_stmt_close(stmt);
 
-  rc= mysql_query(mysql, "DROP TABLE t10");
-  check_mysql_rc(rc, mysql);
-
   return OK;
 }