diff --git a/storage/innobase/fsp/fsp0fsp.cc b/storage/innobase/fsp/fsp0fsp.cc
index 225bc3d2144..fb4a6f342eb 100644
--- a/storage/innobase/fsp/fsp0fsp.cc
+++ b/storage/innobase/fsp/fsp0fsp.cc
@@ -4373,6 +4373,8 @@ static void resume_alter_encrypt_tablespace(THD *thd) {
   /* Let the startup thread proceed now */
   mysql_cond_signal(&resume_encryption_cond);
 
+  DBUG_EXECUTE_IF("sleep_resume_alter_encrypt", sleep(10000););
+
   /* In following loop :
       - traverse every tablespace one by one and roll forward (un)encryption
         operation.