diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/HConnectionTestingUtility.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/HConnectionTestingUtility.java
index dc1ecf1d32c..24ef5b23f07 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/HConnectionTestingUtility.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/HConnectionTestingUtility.java
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ public class HConnectionTestingUtility {
     Mockito.when(c.getNewRpcRetryingCallerFactory(conf)).thenReturn(
         RpcRetryingCallerFactory.instantiate(conf,
             RetryingCallerInterceptorFactory.NO_OP_INTERCEPTOR, null));
+    Mockito.when(c.getRpcControllerFactory()).thenReturn(Mockito.mock(RpcControllerFactory.class));
     HTableInterface t = Mockito.mock(HTableInterface.class);
     Mockito.when(c.getTable((TableName)Mockito.any())).thenReturn(t);
     ResultScanner rs = Mockito.mock(ResultScanner.class);