diff --git a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
index e6e8a77f3ed..06f02afaf5b 100755
--- a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
+++ b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
@@ -1506,6 +1506,10 @@ sub collect_mysqld_features_from_running_server ()
     }
   }
 
+  # "Convert" innodb flag
+  $mysqld_variables{'innodb'}= "ON"
+    if ($mysqld_variables{'have_innodb'} eq "YES");
+
   # Parse version
   my $version_str= $mysqld_variables{'version'};
   if ( $version_str =~ /^([0-9]*)\.([0-9]*)\.([0-9]*)/ )