diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_cross_version-master.opt b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_cross_version-master.opt
index 3ce0804d62f..01987c5c8a6 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_cross_version-master.opt
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_cross_version-master.opt
@@ -1 +1 @@
---replicate-same-server-id --relay-log=slave-relay-bin --secure-file-priv=$MYSQL_TEST_DIR
+--replicate-same-server-id --relay-log=slave-relay-bin --secure-file-priv=$MYSQLTEST_VARDIR