diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_mariadb_slave_capability.result b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_mariadb_slave_capability.result
index 68e8b22dd02..fddb07c9cbf 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_mariadb_slave_capability.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_mariadb_slave_capability.result
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ connection slave;
 include/stop_slave.inc
 CHANGE MASTER TO MASTER_USE_GTID=NO;
 include/start_slave.inc
+connection master;
+# Ensure only the new binlog dump thread is alive (wait for the old one
+# to complete its kill)
+# And that it has already sent its fake rotate
+connection slave;
 include/stop_slave.inc
 # Test slave with no capability gets dummy event, which is ignored.
 set @old_dbug= @@global.debug_dbug;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_mariadb_slave_capability.test b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_mariadb_slave_capability.test
index 2ad9124d886..ee890a8fd03 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_mariadb_slave_capability.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_mariadb_slave_capability.test
@@ -18,6 +18,18 @@ connection slave;
 CHANGE MASTER TO MASTER_USE_GTID=NO;
 --source include/start_slave.inc
 
+--connection master
+--echo # Ensure only the new binlog dump thread is alive (wait for the old one
+--echo # to complete its kill)
+--let $wait_condition= select count(*)=1 from information_schema.processlist where command='Binlog Dump'
+--source include/wait_condition.inc
+
+--echo # And that it has already sent its fake rotate
+--let $wait_condition= select count(*)=1 from information_schema.processlist where state LIKE '%Master has sent all binlog to slave%' and command='Binlog Dump'
+--source include/wait_condition.inc
+
+
+--connection slave
 --source include/stop_slave.inc
 --echo # Test slave with no capability gets dummy event, which is ignored.
 set @old_dbug= @@global.debug_dbug;