diff --git a/mysql-test/r/ndb_alter_table.result b/mysql-test/r/ndb_alter_table.result
index be258f41c52..13c445b44ca 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/ndb_alter_table.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/ndb_alter_table.result
@@ -386,16 +386,16 @@ t1	CREATE TABLE `t1` (
 drop table t1;
 create table t1 (a int not null, b int not null) engine=ndb;
 insert into t1 values (1, 300), (2, 200), (3, 100);
-select * from t1;
+select * from t1 order by a;
 a	b
-3	100
-2	200
 1	300
+2	200
+3	100
 alter table t1 order by b;
-select * from t1;
+select * from t1 order by b;
 a	b
-1	300
-2	200
 3	100
+2	200
+1	300
 drop table t1;
 End of 5.1 tests
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/ndb_alter_table.test b/mysql-test/t/ndb_alter_table.test
index 28a03cb4595..a7b52d54710 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/ndb_alter_table.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/ndb_alter_table.test
@@ -431,9 +431,9 @@ drop table t1;
 # alter .. order by
 create table t1 (a int not null, b int not null) engine=ndb;
 insert into t1 values (1, 300), (2, 200), (3, 100);
-select * from t1;
+select * from t1 order by a;
 alter table t1 order by b;
-select * from t1;
+select * from t1 order by b;
 drop table t1;
 
 --echo End of 5.1 tests