diff --git a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
index 61724dd57a7..6d897f4af41 100755
--- a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
+++ b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
@@ -668,9 +668,9 @@ sub command_line_setup () {
   #
 
   # Look for the client binaries
-  $path_client_bindir= mtr_path_exists(vs_config_dirs('client', ''),
-				       "$glob_basedir/client_release",
+  $path_client_bindir= mtr_path_exists("$glob_basedir/client_release",
 				       "$glob_basedir/client_debug",
+				       vs_config_dirs('client', ''),
 				       "$glob_basedir/client");
 
   $exe_mysqld=         mtr_exe_exists (vs_config_dirs('sql', 'mysqld'),