diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_rotate_logs.result b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_rotate_logs.result
index 2518b207111..d720b0b865e 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_rotate_logs.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_rotate_logs.result
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 connect  master,localhost,root,,test,$MASTER_MYPORT,$MASTER_MYSOCK;
 connect  slave,localhost,root,,test,$SLAVE_MYPORT,$SLAVE_MYSOCK;
+SET GLOBAL gtid_slave_pos= "";
 connection slave;
 CALL mtr.add_suppression("Unsafe statement written to the binary log using statement format since BINLOG_FORMAT = STATEMENT.");
 start slave;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_rotate_logs.test b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_rotate_logs.test
index 0d65a05bf50..4dd58931cd9 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_rotate_logs.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_rotate_logs.test
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
 connect (master,localhost,root,,test,$MASTER_MYPORT,$MASTER_MYSOCK);
 connect (slave,localhost,root,,test,$SLAVE_MYPORT,$SLAVE_MYSOCK);
 
+# Reset the GTID position explicitly (since we're not using rpl_init.inc).
+SET GLOBAL gtid_slave_pos= "";
+
 # Create empty file
 let $MYSQLD_SLAVE_DATADIR= `select @@datadir`;
 write_file $MYSQLD_SLAVE_DATADIR/master.info;