diff --git a/mysql-test/t/mysqldump.test b/mysql-test/t/mysqldump.test
index 0bf9916dcd5..9246d488dd8 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/mysqldump.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/mysqldump.test
@@ -1983,6 +1983,7 @@ drop table if exists `load`;
 create table `load` (a varchar(255));
 
 --copy_file std_data/words.dat $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/load.txt
+--chmod 0644 $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/load.txt
 
 --exec $MYSQL_IMPORT --ignore test $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/load.txt