diff --git a/mysql-test/r/mysql.result b/mysql-test/r/mysql.result
index 9115f9a9628..8e0a7adcebb 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/mysql.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/mysql.result
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ The commands reported in the bug report
 ERROR 2005 (HY000) at line 1: Unknown MySQL server host 'cyril has found a bug :)XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX' (errno)
 ERROR 2005 (HY000) at line 1: Unknown MySQL server host 'cyril has found a bug :)XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX' (errno)
 Too long dbname
-ERROR 1049 (42000) at line 1: Unknown database 'test_really_long_dbnameXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX'
+ERROR 1049 (42000) at line 1: Unknown database 'test_really_long_dbnamexxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
 Too long hostname
 ERROR 2005 (HY000) at line 1: Unknown MySQL server host 'cyrils_superlonghostnameXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX' (errno)
 End of 5.0 tests
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/mysql.test b/mysql-test/t/mysql.test
index bd77438704a..929f3226c49 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/mysql.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/mysql.test
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ drop table t17583;
 
 --echo Too long dbname
 --error 1
---exec echo '\r test_really_long_dbnameXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX localhost' | $MYSQL 2>&1
+--exec echo '\r test_really_long_dbnamexxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx localhost' | $MYSQL 2>&1
 
 --echo Too long hostname
 --replace_regex /\([0-9]*\)/(errno)/