diff --git a/mysql-test/r/myisam.result b/mysql-test/r/myisam.result
index 2ea317754ec..b9e656de6be 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/myisam.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/myisam.result
@@ -1608,16 +1608,3 @@ create table t3 (c1 int) engine=myisam pack_keys=default;
 create table t4 (c1 int) engine=myisam pack_keys=2;
 ERROR 42000: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near '2' at line 1
 drop table t1, t2, t3;
-show create table t1;
-show create table t1;
-create table t1 (a int) engine=myisam select 42 a;
-select * from t1;
-a
-9
-select * from t1;
-a
-99
-select * from t1;
-a
-42
-drop table t1;
diff --git a/mysql-test/r/symlink.result b/mysql-test/r/symlink.result
index 272836c450a..c64d34aa80c 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/symlink.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/symlink.result
@@ -111,3 +111,24 @@ t1	CREATE TABLE `t1` (
   `i` int(11) default NULL
 ) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1
 drop table t1;
+show create table t1;
+Table	Create Table
+t1	CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE `t1` (
+  `a` int(11) default NULL
+) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 DATA DIRECTORY='MYSQL_TEST_DIR/var/log/'
+show create table t1;
+Table	Create Table
+t1	CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE `t1` (
+  `a` int(11) default NULL
+) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 DATA DIRECTORY='MYSQL_TEST_DIR/var/log/'
+create table t1 (a int) engine=myisam select 42 a;
+select * from t1;
+a
+9
+select * from t1;
+a
+99
+select * from t1;
+a
+42
+drop table t1;
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/myisam.test b/mysql-test/t/myisam.test
index d785002abdd..90b71a30c27 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/myisam.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/myisam.test
@@ -969,39 +969,5 @@ create table t3 (c1 int) engine=myisam pack_keys=default;
 --error 1064
 create table t4 (c1 int) engine=myisam pack_keys=2;
 drop table t1, t2, t3;
-#
-# Bug#8706 - temporary table with data directory option fails
-#
-connect (session1,localhost,root,,);
-connect (session2,localhost,root,,);
-
-connection session1;
-disable_query_log;
-eval create temporary table t1 (a int) engine=myisam data directory="$MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp" select 9 a;
-enable_query_log;
-disable_result_log;
-show create table t1;
-enable_result_log;
-
-connection session2;
-disable_query_log;
-eval create temporary table t1 (a int) engine=myisam data directory="$MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp" select 99 a;
-enable_query_log;
-disable_result_log;
-show create table t1;
-enable_result_log;
-
-connection default;
-create table t1 (a int) engine=myisam select 42 a;
-
-connection session1;
-select * from t1;
-disconnect session1;
-connection session2;
-select * from t1;
-disconnect session2;
-connection default;
-select * from t1;
-drop table t1;
 
 # End of 4.1 tests
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/symlink.test b/mysql-test/t/symlink.test
index 19a720a4fb8..94890eab93d 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/symlink.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/symlink.test
@@ -139,4 +139,41 @@ enable_query_log;
 show create table t1;
 drop table t1;
 
+#
+# Bug#8706 - temporary table with data directory option fails
+#
+connect (session1,localhost,root,,);
+connect (session2,localhost,root,,);
+
+connection session1;
+disable_query_log;
+eval create temporary table t1 (a int) engine=myisam data directory="$MYSQL_TEST_DIR/var/log" select 9 a;
+enable_query_log;
+# If running test suite with a non standard tmp dir, the "show create table"
+# will print "DATA_DIRECTORY=". Use replace_result to mask it out
+--replace_result $MYSQL_TEST_DIR MYSQL_TEST_DIR
+show create table t1;
+
+connection session2;
+disable_query_log;
+eval create temporary table t1 (a int) engine=myisam data directory="$MYSQL_TEST_DIR/var/log" select 99 a;
+enable_query_log;
+# If running test suite with a non standard tmp dir, the "show create table"
+# will print "DATA_DIRECTORY=". Use replace_result to mask it out
+--replace_result $MYSQL_TEST_DIR MYSQL_TEST_DIR
+show create table t1;
+
+connection default;
+create table t1 (a int) engine=myisam select 42 a;
+
+connection session1;
+select * from t1;
+disconnect session1;
+connection session2;
+select * from t1;
+disconnect session2;
+connection default;
+select * from t1;
+drop table t1;
+
 # End of 4.1 tests