diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/disabled.def b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/disabled.def
index a8c83d58884..ebdb8014f88 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/disabled.def
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/disabled.def
@@ -12,5 +12,4 @@
 
 rpl_redirect               : Failure is sporadic and and the test is superfluous (mats)
 rpl_innodb_bug28430        : Failure on Solaris Bug #36793
-rpl_temporary              : BUG#38269 2008-07-21 Sven valgrind error in pushbuild
 rpl_flushlog_loop          : BUG#37733 2008-07-23 Sven disabled in 5.1-bugteam. the bug has been fixed in 5.1-rpl: please re-enable when that gets pushed to main
diff --git a/sql/log_event.cc b/sql/log_event.cc
index da6e7ef2a1c..f91ebf3823f 100644
--- a/sql/log_event.cc
+++ b/sql/log_event.cc
@@ -3350,6 +3350,17 @@ int Start_log_event_v3::do_apply_event(Relay_log_info const *rli)
       close_temporary_tables(thd);
       cleanup_load_tmpdir();
     }
+    else
+    {
+      /*
+        Set all temporary tables thread references to the current thread
+        as they may point to the "old" SQL slave thread in case of its
+        restart.
+      */
+      TABLE *table;
+      for (table= thd->temporary_tables; table; table= table->next)
+        table->in_use= thd;
+    }
     break;
 
     /*