diff --git a/mysql-test/r/xa.result b/mysql-test/r/xa.result
index 7cbd951242e..fedbb43ea2a 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/xa.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/xa.result
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ INSERT INTO t1 VALUES(1);
 XA END 'x';
 XA COMMIT 'x' ONE PHASE;
 DROP TABLE t1;
-SET SESSION autocommit=DEFAULT;
+SET SESSION autocommit=1;
 End of 5.0 tests
 xa start 'a';
 xa end 'a';
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/xa.test b/mysql-test/t/xa.test
index 9eeb3017881..9db8842f068 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/xa.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/xa.test
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ INSERT INTO t1 VALUES(1);
 XA END 'x';
 XA COMMIT 'x' ONE PHASE;
 DROP TABLE t1;
-SET SESSION autocommit=DEFAULT;
+SET SESSION autocommit=1;
 
 --echo End of 5.0 tests