diff --git a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.sh b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.sh
index aab2b1d7da2..ddf69044645 100644
--- a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.sh
+++ b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.sh
@@ -428,8 +428,8 @@ while test $# -gt 0; do
       ;;
     --skip-ndbcluster | --skip-ndb)
       USE_NDBCLUSTER=""
-      EXTRA_MASTER_MYSQLD_OPT="$EXTRA_MASTER_MYSQLD_OPT $1"
-      EXTRA_SLAVE_MYSQLD_OPT="$EXTRA_SLAVE_MYSQLD_OPT $1"
+      EXTRA_MASTER_MYSQLD_OPT="$EXTRA_MASTER_MYSQLD_OPT --skip-ndbcluster"
+      EXTRA_SLAVE_MYSQLD_OPT="$EXTRA_SLAVE_MYSQLD_OPT --skip-ndbcluster"
       ;;
     --skip-*)
       EXTRA_MASTER_MYSQLD_OPT="$EXTRA_MASTER_MYSQLD_OPT $1"