diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/r/wsrep_node_name_basic.result b/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/r/wsrep_node_name_basic.result
index 9657e6bf428..763d0612a1b 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/r/wsrep_node_name_basic.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/r/wsrep_node_name_basic.result
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 call mtr.add_suppression("WSREP: Failed to get provider options");
 # save the initial value
 SET @wsrep_node_name_global_saved = @@global.wsrep_node_name;
-# default
-SELECT @@global.wsrep_node_name;
-@@global.wsrep_node_name
-
+# default (expect 1)
+SELECT COUNT(@@global.wsrep_node_name);
+COUNT(@@global.wsrep_node_name)
+1
 
 # scope
 SELECT @@session.wsrep_node_name;
@@ -27,21 +27,34 @@ SELECT @@global.wsrep_node_name;
 @@global.wsrep_node_name
 hyphenated-node-name
 SET @@global.wsrep_node_name=default;
-SELECT @@global.wsrep_node_name;
-@@global.wsrep_node_name
-
+# default (expect 1)
+SELECT COUNT(@@global.wsrep_node_name);
+COUNT(@@global.wsrep_node_name)
+1
 
 # invalid values
 SET @@global.wsrep_node_name=NULL;
 ERROR 42000: Variable 'wsrep_node_name' can't be set to the value of 'NULL'
-SELECT @@global.wsrep_node_name;
-@@global.wsrep_node_name
-
+SELECT COUNT(@@global.wsrep_node_name);
+COUNT(@@global.wsrep_node_name)
+1
 SET @@global.wsrep_node_name=1;
 ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'wsrep_node_name'
-SELECT @@global.wsrep_node_name;
-@@global.wsrep_node_name
-
+SELECT COUNT(@@global.wsrep_node_name);
+COUNT(@@global.wsrep_node_name)
+1
+#
+# MDEV-6699 : wsrep_node_name not automaticly set to hostname
+#
+SET @@global.wsrep_node_name=default;
+SELECT @@GLOBAL.wsrep_node_name = VARIABLE_VALUE FROM
+INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_VARIABLES WHERE VARIABLE_NAME='hostname';
+@@GLOBAL.wsrep_node_name = VARIABLE_VALUE
+1
+SELECT @@GLOBAL.wsrep_node_name = VARIABLE_VALUE FROM
+INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_VARIABLES WHERE VARIABLE_NAME='wsrep_node_name';
+@@GLOBAL.wsrep_node_name = VARIABLE_VALUE
+1
 
 # restore the initial value
 SET @@global.wsrep_node_name = @wsrep_node_name_global_saved;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/t/wsrep_node_name_basic.test b/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/t/wsrep_node_name_basic.test
index 1f3ccc0de2c..7bc9bec8b95 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/t/wsrep_node_name_basic.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/t/wsrep_node_name_basic.test
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ call mtr.add_suppression("WSREP: Failed to get provider options");
 --echo # save the initial value
 SET @wsrep_node_name_global_saved = @@global.wsrep_node_name;
 
---echo # default
-SELECT @@global.wsrep_node_name;
+--echo # default (expect 1)
+SELECT COUNT(@@global.wsrep_node_name);
 
 --echo
 --echo # scope
@@ -26,16 +26,26 @@ SELECT @@global.wsrep_node_name;
 SET @@global.wsrep_node_name='hyphenated-node-name';
 SELECT @@global.wsrep_node_name;
 SET @@global.wsrep_node_name=default;
-SELECT @@global.wsrep_node_name;
+--echo # default (expect 1)
+SELECT COUNT(@@global.wsrep_node_name);
 
 --echo
 --echo # invalid values
 --error ER_WRONG_VALUE_FOR_VAR
 SET @@global.wsrep_node_name=NULL;
-SELECT @@global.wsrep_node_name;
+SELECT COUNT(@@global.wsrep_node_name);
 --error ER_WRONG_TYPE_FOR_VAR
 SET @@global.wsrep_node_name=1;
-SELECT @@global.wsrep_node_name;
+SELECT COUNT(@@global.wsrep_node_name);
+
+--echo #
+--echo # MDEV-6699 : wsrep_node_name not automaticly set to hostname
+--echo #
+SET @@global.wsrep_node_name=default;
+SELECT @@GLOBAL.wsrep_node_name = VARIABLE_VALUE FROM
+INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_VARIABLES WHERE VARIABLE_NAME='hostname';
+SELECT @@GLOBAL.wsrep_node_name = VARIABLE_VALUE FROM
+INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_VARIABLES WHERE VARIABLE_NAME='wsrep_node_name';
 
 --echo
 --echo # restore the initial value
diff --git a/sql/mysqld.cc b/sql/mysqld.cc
index ee40df945ed..6c8f79bf37a 100644
--- a/sql/mysqld.cc
+++ b/sql/mysqld.cc
@@ -4190,14 +4190,6 @@ static int init_common_variables()
   else
     opt_log_basename= glob_hostname;
 
-#ifdef WITH_WSREP
-  if (wsrep_node_name == 0 || wsrep_node_name[0] == 0)
-  {
-    my_free((void *)wsrep_node_name);
-    wsrep_node_name= my_strdup(glob_hostname, MYF(MY_WME));
-  }
-#endif /* WITH_WSREP */
-
   strmake(pidfile_name, opt_log_basename, sizeof(pidfile_name)-5);
   strmov(fn_ext(pidfile_name),".pid");		// Add proper extension
   SYSVAR_AUTOSIZE(pidfile_name_ptr, pidfile_name);
diff --git a/sql/sys_vars.cc b/sql/sys_vars.cc
index 3b043d92d75..29e167d4664 100644
--- a/sql/sys_vars.cc
+++ b/sql/sys_vars.cc
@@ -4730,7 +4730,7 @@ static Sys_var_charptr Sys_wsrep_cluster_address (
 static Sys_var_charptr Sys_wsrep_node_name (
        "wsrep_node_name", "Node name",
        PREALLOCATED GLOBAL_VAR(wsrep_node_name), CMD_LINE(REQUIRED_ARG),
-       IN_SYSTEM_CHARSET, DEFAULT(""), NO_MUTEX_GUARD, NOT_IN_BINLOG,
+       IN_SYSTEM_CHARSET, DEFAULT(glob_hostname), NO_MUTEX_GUARD, NOT_IN_BINLOG,
        wsrep_node_name_check, wsrep_node_name_update);
 
 static Sys_var_charptr Sys_wsrep_node_address (