diff --git a/mysql-test/lib/v1/mtr_cases.pl b/mysql-test/lib/v1/mtr_cases.pl
index bed24bcabfb..906e330282a 100644
--- a/mysql-test/lib/v1/mtr_cases.pl
+++ b/mysql-test/lib/v1/mtr_cases.pl
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ sub collect_one_test_case($$$$$$$$$) {
     if ( $tinfo->{'innodb_test'} )
     {
       # This is a test that need innodb
-      if ( $::mysqld_variables{'innodb'} ne "TRUE" )
+      if ( $::mysqld_variables{'innodb'} eq "OFF" )
       {
 	# innodb is not supported, skip it
 	$tinfo->{'skip'}= 1;