diff --git a/mysql-test/r/events_1.result b/mysql-test/r/events_1.result
index 05223b0afcf..679eb63be35 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/events_1.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/events_1.result
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ create table t_event3 (a int, b float);
 drop event if exists event3;
 Warnings:
 Note	1305	Event event3 does not exist
-create event event3 on schedule every 50 + 10 minute starts date_add("20100101", interval 5 minute) ends date_add("20251010", interval 5 day) comment "portokala_comment" DO insert into t_event3 values (unix_timestamp(), rand());
+create event event3 on schedule every 50 + 10 minute starts date_add(curdate(), interval 5 minute) ends date_add(curdate(), interval 5 day) comment "portokala_comment" DO insert into t_event3 values (unix_timestamp(), rand());
 select count(*) from t_event3;
 count(*)
 0
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/events_1.test b/mysql-test/t/events_1.test
index bb71b334219..032d5ecd380 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/events_1.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/events_1.test
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ drop event existant;
 
 create table t_event3 (a int, b float);
 drop event if exists event3;
-create event event3 on schedule every 50 + 10 minute starts date_add("20100101", interval 5 minute) ends date_add("20251010", interval 5 day) comment "portokala_comment" DO insert into t_event3 values (unix_timestamp(), rand());
+create event event3 on schedule every 50 + 10 minute starts date_add(curdate(), interval 5 minute) ends date_add(curdate(), interval 5 day) comment "portokala_comment" DO insert into t_event3 values (unix_timestamp(), rand());
 let $wait_condition=SELECT count(*)=0 from t_event3;
 --source include/wait_condition.inc
 select count(*) from t_event3;