diff --git a/mysql-test/r/delayed.result b/mysql-test/r/delayed.result
index 871931f6b49..4cb97719ff2 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/delayed.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/delayed.result
@@ -348,6 +348,8 @@ DROP TABLE t1;
 #
 # Bug#54332 Deadlock with two connections doing LOCK TABLE+INSERT DELAYED
 #
+# This test is not supposed to work under --ps-protocol since
+# INSERT DELAYED doesn't work under LOCK TABLES with this protocol.
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t1, t2;
 CREATE TABLE t1 (a INT);
 CREATE TABLE t2 (a INT);
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/delayed.test b/mysql-test/t/delayed.test
index c43287b48e8..5f56cdf54e1 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/delayed.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/delayed.test
@@ -394,6 +394,10 @@ DROP TABLE t1;
 --echo # Bug#54332 Deadlock with two connections doing LOCK TABLE+INSERT DELAYED
 --echo #
 
+--echo # This test is not supposed to work under --ps-protocol since
+--echo # INSERT DELAYED doesn't work under LOCK TABLES with this protocol.
+--disable_ps_protocol
+
 --disable_warnings
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t1, t2;
 --enable_warnings
@@ -547,3 +551,4 @@ disconnect con1;
 --echo # Connection default
 connection default;
 DROP TABLE t1, t2, t3;
+--enable_ps_protocol