diff --git a/mysql-test/r/alter_table.result b/mysql-test/r/alter_table.result
index cc93eab0cd5..e6c99cf0cf3 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/alter_table.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/alter_table.result
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ t1	0	a	1	a	A	3	NULL	NULL	YES	BTREE
 t1	0	a	2	b	A	300	NULL	NULL	YES	BTREE	
 t1	1	b	1	b	A	100	NULL	NULL	YES	BTREE	
 drop table t1;
-CREATE TABLE t1 (i int(10), index(i) );
+CREATE TABLE t1 (i int(10), index(i) ) ENGINE=MyISAM;
 ALTER TABLE t1 DISABLE KEYS;
 INSERT DELAYED INTO t1 VALUES(1),(2),(3);
 ALTER TABLE t1 ENABLE KEYS;
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/alter_table.test b/mysql-test/t/alter_table.test
index fa50d75b8d2..bfec0d08679 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/alter_table.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/alter_table.test
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ drop table t1;
 # Test of ALTER TABLE DELAYED
 #
 
-CREATE TABLE t1 (i int(10), index(i) );
+CREATE TABLE t1 (i int(10), index(i) ) ENGINE=MyISAM;
 ALTER TABLE t1 DISABLE KEYS;
 INSERT DELAYED INTO t1 VALUES(1),(2),(3);
 ALTER TABLE t1 ENABLE KEYS;