diff --git a/mysql-test/main/flush_read_lock.result b/mysql-test/main/flush_read_lock.result
index 169b68b90c4de..948b4fb062b20 100644
--- a/mysql-test/main/flush_read_lock.result
+++ b/mysql-test/main/flush_read_lock.result
@@ -1392,19 +1392,22 @@ insert into t3_trans values (1);
 xa end 'test1';
 xa prepare 'test1';
 # Disconnect temporary connection
+set debug_sync='thread_end SIGNAL test1_prepare';
 disconnect con_tmp;
+connection con1;
+set debug_sync='now WAIT_FOR test1_prepare';
 # Create temporary connection for XA transaction.
-connect  con_tmp,localhost,root,,;
+connect  con_tmp1,localhost,root,,;
 xa start 'test2';
 insert into t3_trans values (2);
 xa end 'test2';
 xa prepare 'test2';
 # Disconnect temporary connection
-set debug_sync='thread_end SIGNAL detached';
-disconnect con_tmp;
+set debug_sync='thread_end SIGNAL test2_prepare';
+disconnect con_tmp1;
 # Switching to connection 'con1'.
 connection con1;
-set debug_sync='now WAIT_FOR detached';
+set debug_sync='now WAIT_FOR test2_prepare';
 flush tables with read lock;
 # Switching to connection 'default'.
 connection default;
diff --git a/mysql-test/main/flush_read_lock.test b/mysql-test/main/flush_read_lock.test
index c92d583e3a989..f24f6e389f1d8 100644
--- a/mysql-test/main/flush_read_lock.test
+++ b/mysql-test/main/flush_read_lock.test
@@ -1703,25 +1703,34 @@ insert into t3_trans values (1);
 xa end 'test1';
 xa prepare 'test1';
 --echo # Disconnect temporary connection
+set debug_sync='thread_end SIGNAL test1_prepare';
 disconnect con_tmp;
+connection $con_aux1;
+set debug_sync='now WAIT_FOR test1_prepare';
+
+
 --echo # Create temporary connection for XA transaction.
-connect (con_tmp,localhost,root,,);
+connect (con_tmp1,localhost,root,,);
 xa start 'test2';
 insert into t3_trans values (2);
 xa end 'test2';
 xa prepare 'test2';
 --echo # Disconnect temporary connection
-set debug_sync='thread_end SIGNAL detached';
-disconnect con_tmp;
+set debug_sync='thread_end SIGNAL test2_prepare';
+disconnect con_tmp1;
+
+
 --echo # Switching to connection '$con_aux1'.
 connection $con_aux1;
-set debug_sync='now WAIT_FOR detached';
+set debug_sync='now WAIT_FOR test2_prepare';
 flush tables with read lock;
+
 --echo # Switching to connection 'default'.
 connection default;
 --echo # Send XA ROLLBACK 'test1'
 --send xa rollback 'test1'
 --echo # Switching to connection '$con_aux1'.
+
 connection $con_aux1;
 --echo # Wait until XA ROLLBACK is blocked.
 let $wait_condition=