diff --git a/extra/my_print_defaults.c b/extra/my_print_defaults.c
index 89fd4104c6f..25ec8beb59f 100644
--- a/extra/my_print_defaults.c
+++ b/extra/my_print_defaults.c
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
   }
 
   for (argument= arguments+1 ; *argument ; argument++)
-    if (*argument != args_separator)           /* skip arguments separator */
+    if (!my_getopt_is_args_separator(*argument))           /* skip arguments separator */
       puts(*argument);
   my_free(load_default_groups);
   free_defaults(arguments);
diff --git a/include/my_sys.h b/include/my_sys.h
index 96b40415c56..484dc684b03 100644
--- a/include/my_sys.h
+++ b/include/my_sys.h
@@ -817,7 +817,8 @@ extern void *memdup_root(MEM_ROOT *root,const void *str, size_t len);
 extern int get_defaults_options(int argc, char **argv,
                                 char **defaults, char **extra_defaults,
                                 char **group_suffix);
-extern const char *args_separator;
+extern my_bool my_getopt_use_args_separator;
+extern my_bool my_getopt_is_args_separator(const char* arg);
 extern int my_load_defaults(const char *conf_file, const char **groups,
                             int *argc, char ***argv, const char ***);
 extern int load_defaults(const char *conf_file, const char **groups,
diff --git a/mysys/default.c b/mysys/default.c
index 75eb4709e1e..432c3086254 100644
--- a/mysys/default.c
+++ b/mysys/default.c
@@ -61,9 +61,23 @@
    check the pointer, use "----args-separator----" here to ease debug
    if someone misused it.
 
+   The args seprator will only be added when
+   my_getopt_use_args_seprator is set to TRUE before calling
+   load_defaults();
+
    See BUG#25192
 */
-const char *args_separator= "----args-separator----";
+static const char *args_separator= "----args-separator----";
+inline static void set_args_separator(char** arg)
+{
+  DBUG_ASSERT(my_getopt_use_args_separator);
+  *arg= (char*)args_separator;
+}
+my_bool my_getopt_use_args_separator= FALSE;
+my_bool my_getopt_is_args_separator(const char* arg)
+{
+  return (arg == args_separator);
+}
 const char *my_defaults_file=0;
 const char *my_defaults_group_suffix=0;
 const char *my_defaults_extra_file=0;
@@ -503,6 +517,7 @@ int my_load_defaults(const char *conf_file, const char **groups,
   char *ptr,**res;
   struct handle_option_ctx ctx;
   const char **dirs;
+  uint args_sep= my_getopt_use_args_separator ? 1 : 0;
   DBUG_ENTER("load_defaults");
 
   init_alloc_root(&alloc,512,0);
@@ -515,17 +530,28 @@ int my_load_defaults(const char *conf_file, const char **groups,
   if (*argc >= 2 && !strcmp(argv[0][1],"--no-defaults"))
   {
     /* remove the --no-defaults argument and return only the other arguments */
-    uint i;
+    uint i, j;
     if (!(ptr=(char*) alloc_root(&alloc,sizeof(alloc)+
 				 (*argc + 1)*sizeof(char*))))
       goto err;
     res= (char**) (ptr+sizeof(alloc));
     res[0]= **argv;				/* Copy program name */
-    /* set arguments separator */
-    res[1]= (char *)args_separator;
-    for (i=2 ; i < (uint) *argc ; i++)
-      res[i]=argv[0][i];
-    res[i]=0;					/* End pointer */
+    j= 1;                 /* Start from 1 for the reset result args */
+    if (my_getopt_use_args_separator)
+    {
+      /* set arguments separator */
+      set_args_separator(&res[1]);
+      j++;
+    }
+    for (i=2 ; i < (uint) *argc ; i++, j++)
+      res[j]=argv[0][i];
+    res[j]=0;					/* End pointer */
+    /*
+      Update the argc, if have not added args separator, then we have
+      to decrease argc because we have removed the "--no-defaults".
+    */
+    if (!my_getopt_use_args_separator)
+      (*argc)--;
     *argv=res;
     *(MEM_ROOT*) ptr= alloc;			/* Save alloc root for free */
     if (default_directories)
@@ -559,7 +585,7 @@ int my_load_defaults(const char *conf_file, const char **groups,
     or a forced default file
   */
   if (!(ptr=(char*) alloc_root(&alloc,sizeof(alloc)+
-			       (args.elements + *argc + 1 + 1) *sizeof(char*))))
+			       (args.elements + *argc + 1 + args_sep) *sizeof(char*))))
     goto err;
   res= (char**) (ptr+sizeof(alloc));
 
@@ -580,16 +606,19 @@ int my_load_defaults(const char *conf_file, const char **groups,
     --*argc; ++*argv;				/* skip argument */
   }
 
-  /* set arguments separator for arguments from config file and
-     command line */
-  res[args.elements+1]= (char *)args_separator;
+  if (my_getopt_use_args_separator)
+  {
+    /* set arguments separator for arguments from config file and
+       command line */
+    set_args_separator(&res[args.elements+1]);
+  }
 
   if (*argc)
-    memcpy((uchar*) (res+1+args.elements+1), (char*) ((*argv)+1),
+    memcpy((uchar*) (res+1+args.elements+args_sep), (char*) ((*argv)+1),
 	   (*argc-1)*sizeof(char*));
-  res[args.elements+ *argc+1]=0;                /* last null */
+  res[args.elements+ *argc+args_sep]=0;                /* last null */
 
-  (*argc)+=args.elements+1;
+  (*argc)+=args.elements+args_sep;
   *argv= (char**) res;
   *(MEM_ROOT*) ptr= alloc;			/* Save alloc root for free */
   delete_dynamic(&args);
@@ -599,7 +628,7 @@ int my_load_defaults(const char *conf_file, const char **groups,
     printf("%s would have been started with the following arguments:\n",
 	   **argv);
     for (i=1 ; i < *argc ; i++)
-      if ((*argv)[i] != args_separator) /* skip arguments separator */
+      if (!my_getopt_is_args_separator((*argv)[i])) /* skip arguments separator */
         printf("%s ", (*argv)[i]);
     puts("");
     exit(0);
diff --git a/mysys/my_getopt.c b/mysys/my_getopt.c
index efa7e0bb1b3..6f7ed070ccf 100644
--- a/mysys/my_getopt.c
+++ b/mysys/my_getopt.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ int handle_options(int *argc, char ***argv,
   */
   for (pos= *argv, pos_end=pos+ *argc; pos != pos_end ; pos++)
   {
-    if (*pos == args_separator)
+    if (my_getopt_is_args_separator(*pos))
     {
       is_cmdline_arg= 0;
       break;
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ int handle_options(int *argc, char ***argv,
     char **first= pos;
     char *cur_arg= *pos;
     opt_found= 0;
-    if (!is_cmdline_arg && (cur_arg == args_separator))
+    if (!is_cmdline_arg && (my_getopt_is_args_separator(cur_arg)))
     {
       is_cmdline_arg= 1;
 
diff --git a/sql-common/client.c b/sql-common/client.c
index 354c04b717b..3b7fc11a537 100644
--- a/sql-common/client.c
+++ b/sql-common/client.c
@@ -1207,7 +1207,7 @@ void mysql_read_default_options(struct st_mysql_options *options,
     char **option=argv;
     while (*++option)
     {
-      if (option[0] == args_separator)          /* skip arguments separator */
+      if (my_getopt_is_args_separator(option[0]))          /* skip arguments separator */
         continue;
       /* DBUG_PRINT("info",("option: %s",option[0])); */
       if (option[0][0] == '-' && option[0][1] == '-')
diff --git a/sql/mysqld.cc b/sql/mysqld.cc
index d670a076ecd..188ed7c6885 100644
--- a/sql/mysqld.cc
+++ b/sql/mysqld.cc
@@ -4207,8 +4207,10 @@ int mysqld_main(int argc, char **argv)
 
   orig_argc= argc;
   orig_argv= argv;
+  my_getopt_use_args_separator= TRUE;
   if (load_defaults(MYSQL_CONFIG_NAME, load_default_groups, &argc, &argv))
     return 1;
+  my_getopt_use_args_separator= FALSE;
   defaults_argc= argc;
   defaults_argv= argv;
   remaining_argc= argc;
diff --git a/storage/ndb/test/run-test/setup.cpp b/storage/ndb/test/run-test/setup.cpp
index 60f8285888c..fc30c998865 100644
--- a/storage/ndb/test/run-test/setup.cpp
+++ b/storage/ndb/test/run-test/setup.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ setup_config(atrt_config& config)
      */
     for (j = 0; j<(size_t)argc; j++)
     {
-      if (tmp[j] == args_separator)             /* skip arguments separator */
+      if (my_getopt_is_args_separator(tmp[j])) /* skip arguments separator */
         continue;
       for (k = 0; proc_args[k].name; k++)
       {
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ load_options(int argc, char** argv, int type, atrt_options& opts)
      *  Skip the separator for arguments from config file and command
      *  line
      */
-    if (argv[i] == args_separator)
+    if (my_getopt_is_args_separator(argv[i]))
       continue;
     for (size_t j = 0; f_options[j].name; j++)
     {