diff --git a/mysql-test/r/status2.result b/mysql-test/r/status2.result
index 7f6eab693e5..7e895381a44 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/status2.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/status2.result
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ Assert Questions == 16
 SHOW STATUS LIKE 'Questions';
 Variable_name	Value
 Questions	16
-Global status updated; Assert diff == 5
+Global status updated; Assert diff == 4
 FLUSH STATUS;
-SELECT 5;
-5
-5
+SELECT 4;
+4
+4
 DROP TABLE t1,t2;
 DROP PROCEDURE p1;
 DROP FUNCTION f1;
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/status2.test b/mysql-test/t/status2.test
index b834cd0c6ad..058a2fa1d25 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/status2.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/status2.test
@@ -47,16 +47,16 @@ FLUSH STATUS;
 let $org_questions= `SHOW GLOBAL STATUS LIKE 'questions'`;
 SELECT 1;
 connection default;
-disconnect con1;
 --echo Assert Questions == 16
 SHOW STATUS LIKE 'Questions';
---echo Global status updated; Assert diff == 5
+--echo Global status updated; Assert diff == 4
 FLUSH STATUS;
 let $new_questions= `SHOW GLOBAL STATUS LIKE 'questions'`;
 --disable_log
 let $diff= `SELECT SUBSTRING('$new_questions',10)-SUBSTRING('$org_questions',10)`;
 --enable_log
 eval SELECT $diff;
+disconnect con1;
 DROP TABLE t1,t2;
 DROP PROCEDURE p1;
 DROP FUNCTION f1;