diff --git a/mysql-test/r/information_schema.result b/mysql-test/r/information_schema.result
index 1781492af8b..e073b1facd4 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/information_schema.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/information_schema.result
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ show variables where variable_name like "skip_show_databas";
 Variable_name	Value
 show global status like "Threads_running";
 Variable_name	Value
-Threads_running	1
+Threads_running	#
 create table t1(f1 int);
 create table t2(f2 int);
 create view v1 as select * from t1, t2;
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/information_schema.test b/mysql-test/t/information_schema.test
index cfbd86a018f..cf089f0089e 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/information_schema.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/information_schema.test
@@ -411,6 +411,8 @@ show variables where variable_name like "skip_show_databas";
 #
 # Bug #7981:SHOW GLOBAL STATUS crashes server
 #
+# We don't actually care about the value, just that it doesn't crash.
+--replace_column 2 #
 show global status like "Threads_running";
 
 #