diff --git a/mysql-test/r/federated.result b/mysql-test/r/federated.result
index f5fc97cda80..cecffbb1471 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/federated.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/federated.result
@@ -1821,11 +1821,11 @@ insert into federated.t1 values (0x6DC3A56E6164);
 select hex(a) from federated.t1;
 hex(a)
 6DC3A56E6164
-set names utf8;
 create table federated.t1 (a varchar(64))
 ENGINE=FEDERATED 
-CONNECTION='mysql://root@127.0.0.1:9308/federated/t1'
+connection='mysql://root@127.0.0.1:SLAVE_PORT/federated/t1'
 DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
+set names utf8;
 select hex(a) from federated.t1;
 hex(a)
 6DC3A56E6164
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/federated.test b/mysql-test/t/federated.test
index c3912ad0d48..894cd513914 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/federated.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/federated.test
@@ -1555,11 +1555,12 @@ insert into federated.t1 values (0x6DC3A56E6164);
 select hex(a) from federated.t1;
 
 connection master;
-set names utf8;
+--replace_result $SLAVE_MYPORT SLAVE_PORT
 eval create table federated.t1 (a varchar(64))
 ENGINE=FEDERATED 
-CONNECTION='mysql://root@127.0.0.1:$SLAVE_MYPORT/federated/t1'
+connection='mysql://root@127.0.0.1:$SLAVE_MYPORT/federated/t1'
 DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
+set names utf8;
 select hex(a) from federated.t1;
 insert into federated.t1 values (0xC3A4C3B6C3BCC39F);
 insert into federated.t1 values (0xD18DD184D184D0B5D0BAD182D0B8D0B2D0BDD183D18E);