diff --git a/mysql-test/t/information_schema.test b/mysql-test/t/information_schema.test
index 90b0fd95eee..770722f7707 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/information_schema.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/information_schema.test
@@ -798,9 +798,9 @@ DROP FUNCTION func2;
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 create database mysqltest;
 create table mysqltest.t1(a int);
---exec chmod -r $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/master-data/mysqltest
+--exec chmod 000 $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/master-data/mysqltest
 select table_schema from information_schema.tables where table_schema='mysqltest';
---exec chmod +r $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/master-data/mysqltest
+--exec chmod 600 $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/master-data/mysqltest
 drop database mysqltest;
 
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