diff --git a/unittest/libmariadb/connection.c b/unittest/libmariadb/connection.c
index 01915309..dc6dee00 100644
--- a/unittest/libmariadb/connection.c
+++ b/unittest/libmariadb/connection.c
@@ -1079,7 +1079,7 @@ static int test_unix_socket_close(MYSQL *unused __attribute__((unused)))
 
   for (i=0; i < 10000; i++)
   {
-    my_test_connect(mysql, "localhost", "user", "passwd", NULL, 0, "./dummy_sock", 0);
+    mysql_real_connect(mysql, "localhost", "user", "passwd", NULL, 0, "./dummy_sock", 0);
     /* check if we run out of sockets */
     if (mysql_errno(mysql) == 2001)
     {