diff --git a/Build-tools/Do-compile b/Build-tools/Do-compile
index e7ab3357de9..f9074d113ff 100755
--- a/Build-tools/Do-compile
+++ b/Build-tools/Do-compile
@@ -392,13 +392,13 @@ if ($opt_stage <= 5 && !$opt_no_test && !$opt_no_mysqltest)
   info("Running test suite");
   system("mkdir $bench_tmpdir") if (! -d $bench_tmpdir);
   safe_cd("${test_dir}/mysql-test");
-  check_system("./mysql-test-run $flags --tmpdir=$bench_tmpdir --master_port=$mysql_tcp_port --slave_port=$slave_port --ndbcluster_port=$ndbcluster_port --manager-port=$manager_port --no-manager --sleep=10", "tests were successful");
+  check_system("./mysql-test-run $flags --tmpdir=$bench_tmpdir --master_port=$mysql_tcp_port --slave_port=$slave_port --ndbcluster_port=$ndbcluster_port --manager-port=$manager_port --no-manager --sleep=10", "were successful");
 
   unless ($opt_skip_ps_test)
   {
     log_timestamp();
     info("Running test suite using prepared statements");
-    check_system("./mysql-test-run $flags --ps-protocol --tmpdir=$bench_tmpdir --master_port=$mysql_tcp_port --slave_port=$slave_port --ndbcluster_port=$ndbcluster_port --manager-port=$manager_port --no-manager --sleep=10", "tests were successful");
+    check_system("./mysql-test-run $flags --ps-protocol --tmpdir=$bench_tmpdir --master_port=$mysql_tcp_port --slave_port=$slave_port --ndbcluster_port=$ndbcluster_port --manager-port=$manager_port --no-manager --sleep=10", "were successful");
   }
   
   unless ($opt_skip_embedded_test)
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ if ($opt_stage <= 5 && !$opt_no_test && !$opt_no_mysqltest)
     info("Running embedded server test suite");
     # Embedded server and NDB don't jive
     $flags=~ s/ --with-ndbcluster//;
-    check_system("./mysql-test-run $flags --embedded-server --tmpdir=$bench_tmpdir --master_port=$mysql_tcp_port --slave_port=$slave_port --manager-port=$manager_port --no-manager --sleep=10", "tests were successful");
+    check_system("./mysql-test-run $flags --embedded-server --tmpdir=$bench_tmpdir --master_port=$mysql_tcp_port --slave_port=$slave_port --manager-port=$manager_port --no-manager --sleep=10", "were successful");
   }
   # 'mysql-test-run' writes its own final message for log evaluation.
 }
diff --git a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.sh b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.sh
index 8231742abef..90846a2711a 100644
--- a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.sh
+++ b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.sh
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ report_stats () {
 	whole=`$PRINTF %.2s $raw`
 	xwhole=`$EXPR $whole \* 100`
 	deci=`$EXPR $raw - $xwhole`
-	$ECHO  "Failed ${TOT_FAIL}/${TOT_TEST} tests, ${whole}.${deci}% successful."
+	$ECHO  "Failed ${TOT_FAIL}/${TOT_TEST} tests, ${whole}.${deci}% were successful."
 	$ECHO ""
         $ECHO "The log files in $MY_LOG_DIR may give you some hint"
 	$ECHO "of what when wrong."