diff --git a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
index e53039ba65e..ce0fe4c8a2b 100755
--- a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
+++ b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
@@ -255,6 +255,11 @@ sub main {
 }
 
 
+sub ignore_option {
+  my ($opt, $value)= @_;
+  print "Ignoring option '$opt'\n";
+}
+
 sub command_line_setup {
   my $opt_comment;
   my $opt_usage;
@@ -303,6 +308,8 @@ sub command_line_setup {
 	     'combination=s'            => \@opt_combinations,
              'skip-combination'         => \&collect_option,
 
+	     'skip-im'                  => \&ignore_option,
+
              # Specify ports
 	     'build-thread|mtr-build-thread=i' => \$opt_mtr_build_thread,