diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_switch_stm_row_mixed.test b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_switch_stm_row_mixed.test
index b7948780c19..e6c1d5256a0 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_switch_stm_row_mixed.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_switch_stm_row_mixed.test
@@ -147,9 +147,6 @@ create table t5 select * from t1 where 3 in (select 1 union select 2 union selec
 # what if UUID() is first:
 insert into t5 select UUID() from t1 where 3 in (select 1 union select 2 union select 3 union select * from t4);
 
-sync_slave_with_master;
-connection master;
-
 # inside a stored procedure
 
 delimiter |;
@@ -301,8 +298,10 @@ insert delayed into t2 values(@a);
 # rows make it to t2 on the master (the rows may not be in the binlog
 # at that time, and may still not be in the binlog when
 # sync_slave_with_master is later called). Instead, we wait until the
-# rows make it to t2 on the slave.
-connection slave;
+# rows make it to t2 on the slave. We first call
+# sync_slave_with_master, so that we are sure that t2 has been created
+# on the slave.
+sync_slave_with_master;
 let $wait_condition= SELECT COUNT(*) = 19 FROM mysqltest1.t2;
 --source include/wait_condition.inc
 connection master;