diff --git a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
index 95fae4c1491..7b9206f0dfd 100755
--- a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
+++ b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
@@ -2045,6 +2045,9 @@ sub environment_setup () {
   {
     $cmdline_mysqlbinlog .=" --character-sets-dir=$path_charsetsdir";
   }
+  # Always use the given tmpdir for the LOAD files created
+  # by mysqlbinlog
+  $cmdline_mysqlbinlog .=" --local-load=$opt_tmpdir";
 
   if ( $opt_debug )
   {