diff --git a/mysql-test/lib/mtr_report.pl b/mysql-test/lib/mtr_report.pl
index 39bc8f95b98..868653afaa4 100644
--- a/mysql-test/lib/mtr_report.pl
+++ b/mysql-test/lib/mtr_report.pl
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ sub mtr_report_stats ($) {
       "%.2f\% were successful.\n\n", $ratio;
     print
       "The log files in var/log may give you some hint\n",
-      "of what when wrong.\n",
+      "of what went wrong.\n",
       "If you want to report this error, please read first ",
       "the documentation at\n",
       "http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/MySQL_test_suite.html\n";
diff --git a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.sh b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.sh
index 081fec21563..22331387097 100644
--- a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.sh
+++ b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.sh
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ report_stats () {
 	$ECHO  "Failed ${TOT_FAIL}/${TOT_TEST} tests, ${whole}.${deci}% were successful."
 	$ECHO ""
         $ECHO "The log files in $MY_LOG_DIR may give you some hint"
-	$ECHO "of what when wrong."
+	$ECHO "of what went wrong."
 	$ECHO "If you want to report this error, please read first the documentation at"
         $ECHO "http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/MySQL_test_suite.html"
     fi