diff --git a/mysql-test/std_data/wsrep_notify_ssl.sh b/mysql-test/std_data/wsrep_notify_ssl.sh
index 12dc939e689..d259ec4b3a1 100755
--- a/mysql-test/std_data/wsrep_notify_ssl.sh
+++ b/mysql-test/std_data/wsrep_notify_ssl.sh
@@ -186,6 +186,8 @@ then
              "$ssl_verify_server_cert" = "on" ]
         then
             SSL_PARAM="$SSL_PARAM --ssl-verify-server-cert"
+        else
+            SSL_PARAM="$SSL_PARAM --disable-ssl-verify-server-cert"
         fi
     fi
 fi