diff --git a/mysql-test/include/stop_slave_io.inc b/mysql-test/include/stop_slave_io.inc
index ddc8378231189..a9d97f2f8a197 100644
--- a/mysql-test/include/stop_slave_io.inc
+++ b/mysql-test/include/stop_slave_io.inc
@@ -34,8 +34,17 @@ if (!$rpl_debug)
   --disable_query_log
 }
 
-
+let $_enable_warnings=0;
+if ($rpl_allow_error) {
+  if ($ENABLED_WARNINGS) {
+    let $_enable_warnings=1;
+    disable_warnings;
+  }
+}
 STOP SLAVE IO_THREAD;
+if ($_enable_warnings) {
+  enable_warnings;
+}
 --source include/wait_for_slave_io_to_stop.inc