diff --git a/storage/innobase/dict/dict0load.cc b/storage/innobase/dict/dict0load.cc
index 0f9f4f153f5..f7d3db8c44f 100644
--- a/storage/innobase/dict/dict0load.cc
+++ b/storage/innobase/dict/dict0load.cc
@@ -2260,6 +2260,7 @@ dict_get_and_save_data_dir_path(
 
 		if (path) {
 			table->flags |= (1 << DICT_TF_POS_DATA_DIR);
+			DEBUG_SYNC_C("dict_data_dir_flag_set");
 			dict_save_data_dir_path(table, path);
 			mem_free(path);
 		}