diff --git a/mysql-rpl-test.patch b/mysql-rpl-test.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8415800
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-rpl-test.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+This patch improves the stability of the mysql regression tests on Red Hat's
+build servers.  I really have no idea why ... it is probably masking a
+bug in mysqld, but without a better handle on how to reproduce the problem,
+it's tough to make a bug report.  Worth noting is that rpl000001 passes
+fine when run by itself, or with the immediately preceding tests; but fails
+when the complete test series is run.
+
+
+diff -Naur mysql-5.0.18.orig/mysql-test/r/rpl000001.result mysql-5.0.18/mysql-test/r/rpl000001.result
+--- mysql-5.0.18.orig/mysql-test/r/rpl000001.result	2005-12-21 14:50:25.000000000 -0500
++++ mysql-5.0.18/mysql-test/r/rpl000001.result	2006-01-05 01:57:17.000000000 -0500
+@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
++flush privileges;
+ stop slave;
+ drop table if exists t1,t2,t3,t4,t5,t6,t7,t8,t9;
+ reset master;
+diff -Naur mysql-5.0.18.orig/mysql-test/t/rpl000001.test mysql-5.0.18/mysql-test/t/rpl000001.test
+--- mysql-5.0.18.orig/mysql-test/t/rpl000001.test	2005-12-21 14:50:25.000000000 -0500
++++ mysql-5.0.18/mysql-test/t/rpl000001.test	2006-01-05 01:57:15.000000000 -0500
+@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
++flush privileges;
+ source include/master-slave.inc;
+ 
+ create table t1 (word char(20) not null);
diff --git a/mysql.spec b/mysql.spec
index 1a41c90..b5228ab 100644
--- a/mysql.spec
+++ b/mysql.spec
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Patch3: mysql-libtool.patch
 Patch4: mysql-testing.patch
 Patch5: mysql-no-atomic.patch
 Patch6: mysql-rpl_ddl.patch
+Patch7: mysql-rpl-test.patch
 
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-root
 Prereq: /sbin/ldconfig, /sbin/install-info, grep, fileutils, chkconfig
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ MySQL.
 %patch4 -p1
 %patch5 -p1
 %patch6 -p1
+%patch7 -p1
 
 libtoolize --force
 aclocal
@@ -378,7 +380,7 @@ fi
 %{_datadir}/sql-bench
 
 %changelog
-* Wed Jan  4 2006 Tom Lane <tgl@redhat.com> 5.0.18-1
+* Thu Jan  5 2006 Tom Lane <tgl@redhat.com> 5.0.18-1
 - Update to MySQL 5.0.18
 
 * Thu Dec 15 2005 Tom Lane <tgl@redhat.com> 5.0.16-4