diff --git a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
index 00aa0299fb7..9f1ce3b9b01 100755
--- a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
+++ b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
@@ -909,13 +909,13 @@ sub command_line_setup () {
   if ( ! $opt_testcase_timeout )
   {
     $opt_testcase_timeout= $default_testcase_timeout;
-    $opt_testcase_timeout*= 10 if defined $opt_valgrind;
+    $opt_testcase_timeout*= 10 if $opt_valgrind;
   }
 
   if ( ! $opt_suite_timeout )
   {
     $opt_suite_timeout= $default_suite_timeout;
-    $opt_suite_timeout*= 6 if defined $opt_valgrind;
+    $opt_suite_timeout*= 6 if $opt_valgrind;
   }
 
   # Increase times to wait for executables to start if using valgrind