diff --git a/mysql-test/Makefile.am b/mysql-test/Makefile.am
index 341afac1c9a..eff2ae740f5 100644
--- a/mysql-test/Makefile.am
+++ b/mysql-test/Makefile.am
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ install-data-local:
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/std_data/Moscow_leap $(DESTDIR)$(testdir)/std_data
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/std_data/*.pem $(DESTDIR)$(testdir)/std_data
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/std_data/*.frm $(DESTDIR)$(testdir)/std_data
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/std_data/*.MY* $(DESTDIR)$(distdir)/std_data
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/std_data/*.MY* $(DESTDIR)$(testdir)/std_data
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/std_data/*.cnf $(DESTDIR)$(testdir)/std_data
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/lib/init_db.sql $(DESTDIR)$(testdir)/lib
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/lib/*.pl $(DESTDIR)$(testdir)/lib
diff --git a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
index c2d8f8ae2f8..ffc27ecabdb 100755
--- a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
+++ b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
@@ -3527,11 +3527,10 @@ sub mysqld_arguments ($$$$$) {
   if ( $glob_use_embedded_server )
   {
     $prefix= "--server-arg=";
-  } else {
-    # We can't pass embedded server --no-defaults
-    mtr_add_arg($args, "--no-defaults");
   }
 
+  mtr_add_arg($args, "%s--no-defaults", $prefix);
+
   mtr_add_arg($args, "%s--console", $prefix);
   mtr_add_arg($args, "%s--basedir=%s", $prefix, $path_my_basedir);
   mtr_add_arg($args, "%s--character-sets-dir=%s", $prefix, $path_charsetsdir);