diff --git a/mysql-test/t/query_cache_sql_prepare.test b/mysql-test/t/query_cache_sql_prepare.test
index 69b504e2fd1..d9854273d02 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/query_cache_sql_prepare.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/query_cache_sql_prepare.test
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 # Query cache is abbreviated as "QC"
 
 -- source include/have_query_cache.inc
+# embedded can't make more than one connection, which this test needs
+-- source include/not_embedded.inc
 
 connect (con1,127.0.0.1,root,,test,$MASTER_MYPORT,);
 connection default;