diff --git a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
index e8da2c9b5c2..52fa9849c8c 100755
--- a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
+++ b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
@@ -2511,6 +2511,7 @@ sub create_config_file_for_extern {
 # binlog reads from [client] and [mysqlbinlog]
 [mysqlbinlog]
 character-sets-dir= $path_charsetsdir
+local-load= $opt_tmpdir
 
 # mysql_fix_privilege_tables.sh don't read from [client]
 [mysql_fix_privilege_tables]