diff --git a/mysql-test/include/wait_for_slave_io_to_stop.inc b/mysql-test/include/wait_for_slave_io_to_stop.inc
index d25c2ac071d..0ad18ffefa2 100644
--- a/mysql-test/include/wait_for_slave_io_to_stop.inc
+++ b/mysql-test/include/wait_for_slave_io_to_stop.inc
@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@
 #   $slave_timeout
 #     See include/wait_for_slave_param.inc.
 #
+#   $rpl_allow_error
+#     By default, this file fails if there is an error in the IO
+#     thread. However, if an error in the IO thread is possible and allowed,
+#     setting $rpl_allow_error=1 will prevent this file from failing if
+#     there is an error in the IO thread.
+#     (If an error is _always_ expected, a better alternative might be to
+#     use wait_for_slave_io_error.inc instead of this file).
+#
 #   $rpl_debug
 #     See include/rpl_init.inc
 
@@ -31,7 +39,10 @@
 
 --let $slave_param= Slave_IO_Running
 --let $slave_param_value= No
---let $slave_error_param= Last_IO_Errno
+if (!$rpl_allow_error)
+{
+  --let $slave_error_param= Last_IO_Errno
+}
 --source include/wait_for_slave_param.inc
 --let $slave_error_param=
 
diff --git a/mysql-test/include/wait_for_slave_sql_to_stop.inc b/mysql-test/include/wait_for_slave_sql_to_stop.inc
index 492b3237be5..0a05464ce42 100644
--- a/mysql-test/include/wait_for_slave_sql_to_stop.inc
+++ b/mysql-test/include/wait_for_slave_sql_to_stop.inc
@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@
 #   $slave_timeout
 #     See include/wait_for_slave_param.inc
 #
+#   $rpl_allow_error
+#     By default, this file fails if there is an error in the SQL
+#     thread. However, if an error in the SQL thread is possible and allowed,
+#     setting $rpl_allow_error=1 will prevent this file from failing if
+#     there is an error in the SQL thread.
+#     (If an error is _always_ expected, a better alternative might be to
+#     use wait_for_slave_sql_error.inc instead of this file).
+#
 #   $rpl_debug
 #     See include/rpl_init.inc
 
@@ -31,7 +39,10 @@
 
 --let $slave_param= Slave_SQL_Running
 --let $slave_param_value= No
---let $slave_error_param= Last_SQL_Errno
+if (!$rpl_allow_error)
+{
+  --let $slave_error_param= Last_SQL_Errno
+}
 --source include/wait_for_slave_param.inc
 --let $slave_error_param= 
 
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/show_status_stop_slave_race-7126.test b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/show_status_stop_slave_race-7126.test
index 12794dbd898..cd0f8aad106 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/show_status_stop_slave_race-7126.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/show_status_stop_slave_race-7126.test
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ call mtr.add_suppression("Master is configured to log replication events");
 # All done.
 
 --connection slave
+# The parallel START SLAVE can leave an error condition if the last START was
+# aborted by the master due to conflicting server_id from multiple connections.
+--let $rpl_allow_error= 1
 --source include/wait_for_slave_to_stop.inc
 start slave;