diff --git a/mysql-test/r/rpl_ssl.result b/mysql-test/r/rpl_ssl.result
index 50e2db35165..908f0020188 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/rpl_ssl.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/rpl_ssl.result
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ STOP SLAVE;
 select * from t1;
 t
 1
+insert into t1 values (NULL);
 show slave status;
 Slave_IO_State	#
 Master_Host	127.0.0.1
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/rpl_ssl.test b/mysql-test/t/rpl_ssl.test
index 5b5f12c91df..dd03d5533b0 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/rpl_ssl.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/rpl_ssl.test
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ while ($i)
 start slave;
 enable_query_log;
 connection master;
+# INSERT one more record to make sure
+# the sync has something to do
+insert into t1 values (NULL);
 sync_slave_with_master;
 --replace_result $MYSQL_TEST_DIR MYSQL_TEST_DIR $MASTER_MYPORT MASTER_MYPORT
 --replace_column 1 # 7 # 8 # 9 # 22 # 23 # 33 #