diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/rpl_1slave_base.cnf b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/rpl_1slave_base.cnf
index 88436224f0b..431315c3f0b 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/rpl_1slave_base.cnf
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/rpl_1slave_base.cnf
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ slave-load-tmpdir=          ../../tmp
 
 rpl-recovery-rank=          @mysqld.2.server-id
 
+loose-skip-innodb
+
 
 [ENV]
 MASTER_MYPORT=              @mysqld.1.port