diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/multi_source/multisource_for_channel.result b/mysql-test/suite/multi_source/multisource_for_channel.result
index f96a5a93b973b..cb1224b416fda 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/multi_source/multisource_for_channel.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/multi_source/multisource_for_channel.result
@@ -279,6 +279,10 @@ Last_SQL_Errno = '0'
 #
 START SLAVE for channel 'master1';
 include/wait_for_slave_to_start.inc
+connection master1;
+create table foo (a int);
+drop table foo;
+connection slave;
 
 show slave status for channel 'master1'
 Master_Port = 'MYPORT_1'
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/multi_source/multisource_for_channel.test b/mysql-test/suite/multi_source/multisource_for_channel.test
index 9b74ea97742ee..a95b272d5b1fa 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/multi_source/multisource_for_channel.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/multi_source/multisource_for_channel.test
@@ -326,6 +326,15 @@ STOP SLAVE for channel 'master1';
 START SLAVE for channel 'master1';
 --source include/wait_for_slave_to_start.inc
 
+# Force some data into the relay log to ensure that we get a new relay log
+--connection master1
+create table foo (a int);
+drop table foo;
+--save_master_pos
+--connection slave
+--sync_with_master 0,'master1'
+--source include/wait_for_sql_thread_read_all.inc
+
 --echo
 --echo show slave status for channel 'master1'
 --let $status_items= Master_Port, Relay_Log_File, Slave_IO_Running, Slave_SQL_Running, Last_Errno, Last_SQL_Errno