diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/parts/r/partition_special_innodb.result b/mysql-test/suite/parts/r/partition_special_innodb.result
index 3c64c5c3ca4..a9c5b2e766e 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/parts/r/partition_special_innodb.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/parts/r/partition_special_innodb.result
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ SET autocommit=OFF;
 START TRANSACTION;
 INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (NULL, 'first row t2');
 SET autocommit=OFF;
+SET SESSION lock_wait_timeout= 1;
 ALTER TABLE t1 AUTO_INCREMENT = 10;
 ERROR HY000: Lock wait timeout exceeded; try restarting transaction
 DROP TABLE t1;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/parts/t/partition_special_innodb.test b/mysql-test/suite/parts/t/partition_special_innodb.test
index 7583f953b32..833e489558e 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/parts/t/partition_special_innodb.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/parts/t/partition_special_innodb.test
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (NULL, 'first row t2');
 
 --connection con2
 SET autocommit=OFF;
+SET SESSION lock_wait_timeout= 1;
 --error ER_LOCK_WAIT_TIMEOUT
 ALTER TABLE t1 AUTO_INCREMENT = 10;