diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/engines/funcs/t/rpl_variables.test b/mysql-test/suite/engines/funcs/t/rpl_variables.test
index 24a2bcb229c..031131a3f2b 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/engines/funcs/t/rpl_variables.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/engines/funcs/t/rpl_variables.test
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ show variables like 'slave_load_tmpdir';
 # We just set some arbitrary values in variables-master.opt so we can test
 # that a list of values works correctly
 show variables like 'slave_skip_errors';
-show global status like 'slave_skipped_errors';
 
 # Cleanup
 set global slave_net_timeout=@my_slave_net_timeout;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_skip_error.result b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_skip_error.result
index aff83e1b99e..cb25f59ce06 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_skip_error.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_skip_error.result
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ DELETE FROM t2 WHERE id = 5;
 SET SQL_LOG_BIN=1;
 UPDATE t2 SET id= id + 3, data = 2;
 
+show global status like 'slave_skipped_errors';
+Variable_name	Value
+Slave_skipped_errors	5
 **** We cannot execute a select as there are differences in the 
 **** behavior between STMT and RBR.
 ==== Clean Up ====
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_skip_error.test b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_skip_error.test
index 142cd53b9dd..2a1a772052c 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_skip_error.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_skip_error.test
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ sync_slave_with_master;
 
 let $error= query_get_value("SHOW SLAVE STATUS", Last_SQL_Error, 1);
 echo $error;
+show global status like 'slave_skipped_errors';
 
 --echo **** We cannot execute a select as there are differences in the 
 --echo **** behavior between STMT and RBR.