diff --git a/mysql-test/r/rpl_grant.result b/mysql-test/r/rpl_grant.result
index 7610deca51a..4d7ad298ce4 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/rpl_grant.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/rpl_grant.result
@@ -7,40 +7,40 @@ start slave;
 **** On Master ****
 CREATE USER dummy@localhost;
 CREATE USER dummy1@localhost, dummy2@localhost;
-SELECT user, host FROM mysql.user;
+SELECT user, host FROM mysql.user WHERE user != 'root';
 user	host
-root	127.0.0.1
 dummy	localhost
 dummy1	localhost
 dummy2	localhost
-root	localhost
-root	romeo.kindahl.net
+SELECT COUNT(*) FROM mysql.user;
+COUNT(*)
+6
 **** On Slave ****
-SELECT user,host FROM mysql.user;
+SELECT user,host FROM mysql.user WHERE user != 'root';
 user	host
-root	127.0.0.1
 dummy	localhost
 dummy1	localhost
 dummy2	localhost
-root	localhost
-root	romeo.kindahl.net
+SELECT COUNT(*) FROM mysql.user;
+COUNT(*)
+6
 **** On Master ****
 DROP USER nonexisting@localhost;
 ERROR HY000: Operation DROP USER failed for 'nonexisting'@'localhost'
 DROP USER nonexisting@localhost, dummy@localhost;
 ERROR HY000: Operation DROP USER failed for 'nonexisting'@'localhost'
 DROP USER dummy1@localhost, dummy2@localhost;
-SELECT user, host FROM mysql.user;
+SELECT user, host FROM mysql.user WHERE user != 'root';
 user	host
-root	127.0.0.1
-root	localhost
-root	romeo.kindahl.net
+SELECT COUNT(*) FROM mysql.user;
+COUNT(*)
+3
 **** On Slave ****
-SELECT user,host FROM mysql.user;
+SELECT user,host FROM mysql.user WHERE user != 'root';
 user	host
-root	127.0.0.1
-root	localhost
-root	romeo.kindahl.net
+SELECT COUNT(*) FROM mysql.user;
+COUNT(*)
+3
 SHOW SLAVE STATUS;
 Slave_IO_State	#
 Master_Host	127.0.0.1
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/rpl_grant.test b/mysql-test/t/rpl_grant.test
index 592cf7630da..71e36342584 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/rpl_grant.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/rpl_grant.test
@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@ connection master;
 CREATE USER dummy@localhost;
 CREATE USER dummy1@localhost, dummy2@localhost;
 
-SELECT user, host FROM mysql.user;
+SELECT user, host FROM mysql.user WHERE user != 'root'; # root host non-determ
+SELECT COUNT(*) FROM mysql.user;
 sync_slave_with_master;
 --echo **** On Slave ****
-SELECT user,host FROM mysql.user;
+SELECT user,host FROM mysql.user WHERE user != 'root'; # root host non-determ
+SELECT COUNT(*) FROM mysql.user;
 
 --echo **** On Master ****
 connection master;
@@ -28,10 +30,12 @@ DROP USER nonexisting@localhost, dummy@localhost;
 # All users exist
 DROP USER dummy1@localhost, dummy2@localhost;
 
-SELECT user, host FROM mysql.user;
+SELECT user, host FROM mysql.user WHERE user != 'root'; # root host non-determ
+SELECT COUNT(*) FROM mysql.user;
 sync_slave_with_master;
 --echo **** On Slave ****
-SELECT user,host FROM mysql.user;
+SELECT user,host FROM mysql.user WHERE user != 'root'; # root host non-determ
+SELECT COUNT(*) FROM mysql.user;
 
 --replace_result $MASTER_MYPORT MASTER_PORT
 --replace_column 1 # 8 # 9 # 23 # 33 #