diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/r/slave_parallel_threads_basic.result b/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/r/slave_parallel_threads_basic.result
index 56aa5976f91..ab64e9dfade 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/r/slave_parallel_threads_basic.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/r/slave_parallel_threads_basic.result
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 SET @save_slave_parallel_threads= @@GLOBAL.slave_parallel_threads;
-SELECT IF(COUNT(*) < 20, "OK", CONCAT("Found too many system user processes: ", COUNT(*))) FROM information_schema.processlist WHERE user = "system user";
-IF(COUNT(*) < 20, "OK", CONCAT("Found too many system user processes: ", COUNT(*)))
+SELECT IF(COUNT(*) < 20, "OK", CONCAT("Found too many system user processes: ", COUNT(*))) AS ProcessCheck FROM information_schema.processlist WHERE user = "system user";
+ProcessCheck
 OK
 SELECT @@GLOBAL.slave_parallel_threads as 'must be 20 because of .cnf';
 must be 20 because of .cnf
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ SET GLOBAL slave_parallel_threads= 10;
 SELECT @@GLOBAL.slave_parallel_threads;
 @@GLOBAL.slave_parallel_threads
 10
-SELECT IF(COUNT(*) < 10, "OK", CONCAT("Found too many system user processes: ", COUNT(*))) FROM information_schema.processlist WHERE user = "system user";
-IF(COUNT(*) < 10, "OK", CONCAT("Found too many system user processes: ", COUNT(*)))
+SELECT IF(COUNT(*) < 10, "OK", CONCAT("Found too many system user processes: ", COUNT(*))) AS ProcessCheck FROM information_schema.processlist WHERE user = "system user";
+ProcessCheck
 OK
 SET GLOBAL slave_parallel_threads = @save_slave_parallel_threads;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/t/slave_parallel_threads_basic.test b/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/t/slave_parallel_threads_basic.test
index b567b7f8854..dc315403546 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/t/slave_parallel_threads_basic.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/t/slave_parallel_threads_basic.test
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ SET @save_slave_parallel_threads= @@GLOBAL.slave_parallel_threads;
 
 # Check that we don't spawn worker threads at server startup, when no
 # slave is configured (MDEV-5289).
-SELECT IF(COUNT(*) < 20, "OK", CONCAT("Found too many system user processes: ", COUNT(*))) FROM information_schema.processlist WHERE user = "system user";
+SELECT IF(COUNT(*) < 20, "OK", CONCAT("Found too many system user processes: ", COUNT(*))) AS ProcessCheck FROM information_schema.processlist WHERE user = "system user";
 
 SELECT @@GLOBAL.slave_parallel_threads as 'must be 20 because of .cnf';
 --error ER_INCORRECT_GLOBAL_LOCAL_VAR
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ SELECT @@GLOBAL.slave_parallel_threads as 'must be 0 because of default';
 SET GLOBAL slave_parallel_threads= 10;
 SELECT @@GLOBAL.slave_parallel_threads;
 # Check that we don't spawn worker threads when no slave is started.
-SELECT IF(COUNT(*) < 10, "OK", CONCAT("Found too many system user processes: ", COUNT(*))) FROM information_schema.processlist WHERE user = "system user";
+SELECT IF(COUNT(*) < 10, "OK", CONCAT("Found too many system user processes: ", COUNT(*))) AS ProcessCheck FROM information_schema.processlist WHERE user = "system user";
 
 SET GLOBAL slave_parallel_threads = @save_slave_parallel_threads;