diff --git a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
index 2e2043b0585..792a495bc4f 100755
--- a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
+++ b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
@@ -947,7 +947,8 @@ sub executable_setup () {
     {
       $path_client_bindir= mtr_path_exists("$glob_basedir/client_release",
                                            "$glob_basedir/bin");
-      $exe_mysqld=         mtr_exe_exists ("$path_client_bindir/mysqld-nt",
+      $exe_mysqld=         mtr_exe_exists ("$path_client_bindir/mysqld-max",
+                                           "$path_client_bindir/mysqld-nt",
                                            "$path_client_bindir/mysqld",
                                            "$path_client_bindir/mysqld-debug",);
       $path_language=      mtr_path_exists("$glob_basedir/share/english/");