diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_perfschema_applier_status_by_worker.result b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_perfschema_applier_status_by_worker.result
index 3545dc606ac..a2d336ddad7 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_perfschema_applier_status_by_worker.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_perfschema_applier_status_by_worker.result
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ RESET SLAVE ALL;
 CHANGE MASTER 'slave1' TO MASTER_USER='root',MASTER_PORT=$MASTER_MYPORT, MASTER_HOST='127.0.0.1', MASTER_USE_GTID=slave_pos;
 SET default_master_connection='slave1';
 SET @@global.slave_parallel_workers=1;
+ALTER TABLE mysql.gtid_slave_pos ENGINE=InnoDB;
 START SLAVE 'slave1';
 include/wait_for_slave_to_start.inc
 include/assert.inc [Channel_name will be empty for a worker when it has not processed any transaction]
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ include/assert.inc [thread_name should should indicate worker thread.]
 include/assert.inc [Service_State should be "ON" on a fresh slave server.]
 include/assert.inc [Last_Seen_Transaction should show "" if no transaction applierd]
 connection master;
-CREATE TABLE t1 (a INT);
+CREATE TABLE t1 (a INT) ENGINE=InnoDB;
 connection slave;
 include/assert.inc [Channel_name must be slave1]
 include/assert.inc [Last_Seen_Transaction should show 0-1-1.]
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_perfschema_applier_status_by_worker.test b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_perfschema_applier_status_by_worker.test
index 48efbae62db..16e33708c55 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_perfschema_applier_status_by_worker.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_perfschema_applier_status_by_worker.test
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
---source include/have_perfschema.inc
 # ==== Purpose ====
 #
 # This test script serves as the functionality testing for the table
@@ -33,7 +32,9 @@
 # 
 #  MDEV-20220: Merge 5.7 P_S replication table 'replication_applier_status_by_worker
 #
+--source include/have_perfschema.inc
 --source include/have_binlog_format_mixed.inc
+--source include/have_innodb.inc
 --source include/master-slave.inc
 
 
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ RESET SLAVE ALL;
 evalp CHANGE MASTER 'slave1' TO MASTER_USER='root',MASTER_PORT=$MASTER_MYPORT, MASTER_HOST='127.0.0.1', MASTER_USE_GTID=slave_pos;
 SET default_master_connection='slave1';
 SET @@global.slave_parallel_workers=1;
+ALTER TABLE mysql.gtid_slave_pos ENGINE=InnoDB;
 START SLAVE 'slave1';
 --source include/wait_for_slave_to_start.inc
 
@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ let $assert_cond= "$ps_value" = "";
 source include/assert.inc;
 
 --connection master
-CREATE TABLE t1 (a INT);
+CREATE TABLE t1 (a INT) ENGINE=InnoDB;
 --save_master_pos
 
 --connection slave