diff --git a/mysql-test/main/ssl_timeout.result b/mysql-test/main/ssl_timeout.result
index 208be527a6b..d94cfed8571 100644
--- a/mysql-test/main/ssl_timeout.result
+++ b/mysql-test/main/ssl_timeout.result
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # connect with read timeout so SLEEP() should timeout
-connect  ssl_con,localhost,root,,,,,SSL read_timeout=5;
+connect  ssl_con,localhost,root,,,,,SSL read_timeout=5$_timeout_adjustment;
 # Check ssl turned on
 SELECT (VARIABLE_VALUE <> '') AS have_ssl FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SESSION_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME='Ssl_cipher';
 have_ssl
diff --git a/mysql-test/main/ssl_timeout.test b/mysql-test/main/ssl_timeout.test
index f5965f874ff..d762ebc35a9 100644
--- a/mysql-test/main/ssl_timeout.test
+++ b/mysql-test/main/ssl_timeout.test
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 --source include/have_ssl_communication.inc
+--source include/slow_environ.inc
 
 # Save the initial number of concurrent sessions
 --source include/count_sessions.inc
 
 --echo # connect with read timeout so SLEEP() should timeout
-connect (ssl_con,localhost,root,,,,,SSL read_timeout=5);
+connect (ssl_con,localhost,root,,,,,SSL read_timeout=5$_timeout_adjustment);
 
 --echo # Check ssl turned on
 SELECT (VARIABLE_VALUE <> '') AS have_ssl FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SESSION_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME='Ssl_cipher';