diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_slave_load_tmpdir_not_exist.result b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_slave_load_tmpdir_not_exist.result
index a158fb5dfc4..3ed14a9cb6b 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_slave_load_tmpdir_not_exist.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_slave_load_tmpdir_not_exist.result
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ MASTER_CONNECT_RETRY=1,
 MASTER_HOST='127.0.0.1',
 MASTER_PORT=MASTER_MYPORT;
 START SLAVE;
-Unable to use slave's temporary directory ../../../error - Can't read dir of '../../../error' (Errcode: 2)
+12
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_slave_load_tmpdir_not_exist.test b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_slave_load_tmpdir_not_exist.test
index 3a80fa43f20..68c41abf537 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_slave_load_tmpdir_not_exist.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_slave_load_tmpdir_not_exist.test
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ eval CHANGE MASTER TO MASTER_USER='root',
 START SLAVE;
 
 source include/wait_for_slave_sql_to_stop.inc;
-let $error=query_get_value("show slave status", Last_SQL_Error, 1);
-echo $error;
+let $errno=query_get_value("show slave status", Last_SQL_Errno, 1);
+echo $errno;
diff --git a/mysys/mf_format.c b/mysys/mf_format.c
index f199132626b..6afa2938fa3 100644
--- a/mysys/mf_format.c
+++ b/mysys/mf_format.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ char * fn_format(char * to, const char *name, const char *dir,
     /* To long path, return original or NULL */
     size_t tmp_length;
     if (flag & MY_SAFE_PATH)
-      return NullS;
+      DBUG_RETURN(NullS);
     tmp_length= strlength(startpos);
     DBUG_PRINT("error",("dev: '%s'  ext: '%s'  length: %u",dev,ext,
                         (uint) length));
diff --git a/sql/rpl_rli.cc b/sql/rpl_rli.cc
index e93417374fe..45c0efb10c2 100644
--- a/sql/rpl_rli.cc
+++ b/sql/rpl_rli.cc
@@ -104,9 +104,16 @@ int init_relay_log_info(Relay_log_info* rli,
   rli->tables_to_lock= 0;
   rli->tables_to_lock_count= 0;
 
-  fn_format(rli->slave_patternload_file, PREFIX_SQL_LOAD, slave_load_tmpdir, "",
-            MY_PACK_FILENAME | MY_UNPACK_FILENAME |
-            MY_RETURN_REAL_PATH);
+  char pattern[FN_REFLEN];
+  if (fn_format(pattern, PREFIX_SQL_LOAD, slave_load_tmpdir, "",
+            MY_SAFE_PATH | MY_RETURN_REAL_PATH) == NullS)
+  {
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&rli->data_lock);
+    sql_print_error("Unable to use slave's temporary directory %s",
+                    slave_load_tmpdir);
+    DBUG_RETURN(1);
+  }
+  unpack_filename(rli->slave_patternload_file, pattern);
   rli->slave_patternload_file_size= strlen(rli->slave_patternload_file);
 
   /*
diff --git a/sql/slave.cc b/sql/slave.cc
index a0db9837648..84f876e4a7a 100644
--- a/sql/slave.cc
+++ b/sql/slave.cc
@@ -2648,13 +2648,20 @@ err:
   LOAD DATA INFILE.
  */
 static 
-int check_temp_dir(char* tmp_dir, char *tmp_file)
+int check_temp_dir(char* tmp_file)
 {
   int fd;
   MY_DIR *dirp;
+  char tmp_dir[FN_REFLEN];
+  size_t tmp_dir_size;
 
   DBUG_ENTER("check_temp_dir");
 
+  /*
+    Get the directory from the temporary file.
+  */
+  dirname_part(tmp_dir, tmp_file, &tmp_dir_size);
+
   /*
     Check if the directory exists.
    */
@@ -2810,7 +2817,7 @@ log '%s' at position %s, relay log '%s' position: %s", RPL_LOG_NAME,
                     llstr(rli->group_master_log_pos,llbuff),rli->group_relay_log_name,
                     llstr(rli->group_relay_log_pos,llbuff1));
 
-  if (check_temp_dir(slave_load_tmpdir, rli->slave_patternload_file))
+  if (check_temp_dir(rli->slave_patternload_file))
   {
     rli->report(ERROR_LEVEL, thd->main_da.sql_errno(), 
                 "Unable to use slave's temporary directory %s - %s",