diff --git a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
index 7fd376628b1..92d902910bd 100755
--- a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
+++ b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
@@ -1537,7 +1537,8 @@ sub environment_setup () {
   my $cmdline_mysql=
     "$exe_mysql --no-defaults --host=localhost  --user=root --password= " .
     "--port=$master->[0]->{'port'} " .
-    "--socket=$master->[0]->{'path_sock'}";
+    "--socket=$master->[0]->{'path_mysock'} ".
+    "--character-sets-dir=$path_charsetsdir";
 
   $ENV{'MYSQL'}= $cmdline_mysql;
 
@@ -3725,7 +3726,6 @@ sub run_check_testcase ($$) {
 
 sub run_mysqltest ($) {
   my ($tinfo)= @_;
-
   my $exe= $exe_mysqltest;
   my $args;