diff --git a/.bzrignore b/.bzrignore
index 095c8bb7390..375fe14b9ad 100644
--- a/.bzrignore
+++ b/.bzrignore
@@ -692,6 +692,7 @@ mysql-test/*.ds?
 mysql-test/*.vcproj
 mysql-test/gmon.out
 mysql-test/install_test_db
+mysql-test/mtr
 mysql-test/mysql-test-run
 mysql-test/mysql-test-run.log
 mysql-test/mysql_test_run_new
diff --git a/mysql-test/Makefile.am b/mysql-test/Makefile.am
index 7fa6fa1e23e..61bac05b224 100644
--- a/mysql-test/Makefile.am
+++ b/mysql-test/Makefile.am
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ benchdir_root=		$(prefix)
 testdir =	        $(benchdir_root)/mysql-test
 EXTRA_SCRIPTS = 	mysql-test-run.sh install_test_db.sh valgrind.supp $(PRESCRIPTS)
 EXTRA_DIST = 		$(EXTRA_SCRIPTS) 
-GENSCRIPTS =		mysql-test-run install_test_db
+GENSCRIPTS =		mysql-test-run install_test_db mtr
 PRESCRIPTS =		mysql-test-run.pl
 test_SCRIPTS = 		$(GENSCRIPTS) $(PRESCRIPTS)
 test_DATA =		std_data/client-key.pem std_data/client-cert.pem \
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ install-data-local:
 uninstall-local:
 	@RM@ -f -r $(DESTDIR)$(testdir)
 
+# mtr - a shortcut for executing mysql-test-run.pl
+mtr:
+	$(RM) -f mtr
+	$(LN_S) mysql-test-run.pl mtr
 
 SUFFIXES = .sh