diff --git a/mysql-test/r/lowercase_table4.result b/mysql-test/r/lowercase_table4.result
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diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/innodb/r/innodb_bug60196.result b/mysql-test/suite/innodb/r/innodb_bug60196.result
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diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/innodb-autoinc-master.opt b/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/innodb-autoinc.opt
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rename from mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/innodb-autoinc-master.opt
rename to mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/innodb-autoinc.opt
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/innodb_bug57904.test b/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/innodb_bug57904.test
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diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/innodb_bug60196-master.opt b/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/innodb_bug60196-master.opt
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diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/innodb_bug60196.test b/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/innodb_bug60196.test
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diff --git a/mysql-test/t/lowercase_table4-master.opt b/mysql-test/t/lowercase_table4-master.opt
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diff --git a/mysql-test/t/lowercase_table4.test b/mysql-test/t/lowercase_table4.test
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diff --git a/mysql-test/t/range_vs_index_merge.test b/mysql-test/t/range_vs_index_merge.test
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diff --git a/mysql-test/t/range_vs_index_merge_innodb.test b/mysql-test/t/range_vs_index_merge_innodb.test
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diff --git a/sql/log.cc b/sql/log.cc
index abda8c52d88..567b3c69833 100644
--- a/sql/log.cc
+++ b/sql/log.cc
@@ -2070,15 +2070,17 @@ static int binlog_savepoint_set(handlerton *hton, THD *thd, void *sv)
   binlog_trans_log_savepos(thd, (my_off_t*) sv);
   /* Write it to the binary log */
 
-  String log_query;
-  if (log_query.append(STRING_WITH_LEN("SAVEPOINT ")) ||
+  char buf[1024];
+  String log_query(buf, sizeof(buf), &my_charset_bin);
+  if (log_query.copy(STRING_WITH_LEN("SAVEPOINT "), &my_charset_bin) ||
       append_identifier(thd, &log_query,
                         thd->lex->ident.str, thd->lex->ident.length))
     DBUG_RETURN(1);
   int errcode= query_error_code(thd, thd->killed == NOT_KILLED);
   Query_log_event qinfo(thd, log_query.ptr(), log_query.length(),
                         TRUE, FALSE, TRUE, errcode);
-  DBUG_RETURN(mysql_bin_log.write(&qinfo));
+  int ret= mysql_bin_log.write(&qinfo);
+  DBUG_RETURN(ret);
 }
 
 static int binlog_savepoint_rollback(handlerton *hton, THD *thd, void *sv)
@@ -2093,8 +2095,9 @@ static int binlog_savepoint_rollback(handlerton *hton, THD *thd, void *sv)
   if (unlikely(trans_has_updated_non_trans_table(thd) ||
                (thd->variables.option_bits & OPTION_KEEP_LOG)))
   {
-    String log_query;
-    if (log_query.append(STRING_WITH_LEN("ROLLBACK TO ")) ||
+    char buf[1024];
+    String log_query(buf, sizeof(buf), &my_charset_bin);
+    if (log_query.copy(STRING_WITH_LEN("ROLLBACK TO "), &my_charset_bin) ||
         append_identifier(thd, &log_query,
                           thd->lex->ident.str, thd->lex->ident.length))
       DBUG_RETURN(1);
diff --git a/sql/sql_load.cc b/sql/sql_load.cc
index 98031c96225..6c27a9d123a 100644
--- a/sql/sql_load.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_load.cc
@@ -741,14 +741,14 @@ static bool write_execute_load_query_log_event(THD *thd, sql_exchange* ex,
     List_iterator<Item> lu(thd->lex->update_list);
     List_iterator<Item> lv(thd->lex->value_list);
 
-    query_str.append(" SET ");
+    query_str.append(STRING_WITH_LEN(" SET "));
     n= 0;
 
     while ((item= lu++))
     {
       val= lv++;
       if (n++)
-        query_str.append(", ");
+        query_str.append(STRING_WITH_LEN(", "));
       append_identifier(thd, &query_str, item->name, strlen(item->name));
       query_str.append(val->name);
     }