diff --git a/mysql-test/r/ssl-big.result b/mysql-test/r/ssl-big.result
index 39c4f34e46c..c48a547a80d 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/ssl-big.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/ssl-big.result
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t1, t2;
+SET @start_max_connections = @@global.max_connections;
+SET @@global.max_connections = 2500;
 create table t1 (a int);
 drop table t1;
+SET @@global.max_connections = @start_max_connections;
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/ssl-big.test b/mysql-test/t/ssl-big.test
index 826ebf2ab54..16980085768 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/ssl-big.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/ssl-big.test
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t1, t2;
 --enable_warnings
 
+SET @start_max_connections = @@global.max_connections;
+SET @@global.max_connections = 2500;
+
 #
 # Bug#29579 Clients using SSL can hang the server
 #
@@ -64,6 +67,8 @@ drop table t1;
 connection default;
 disconnect ssl_con;
 
+SET @@global.max_connections = @start_max_connections;
+
 # Wait till all disconnects are completed
 --source include/wait_until_count_sessions.inc