diff --git a/test/ruby/test_file_exhaustive.rb b/test/ruby/test_file_exhaustive.rb
index 6f2fbb1bd2..031499b448 100644
--- a/test/ruby/test_file_exhaustive.rb
+++ b/test/ruby/test_file_exhaustive.rb
@@ -651,11 +651,11 @@ class TestFileExhaustive < Test::Unit::TestCase
     return unless symlinkfile
     t = Time.local(2000)
     stat = File.lstat(symlinkfile)
-    assert_equal(File.utime(t, t, symlinkfile), 1)
-    assert_equal(File.stat(regular_file).atime, t)
-    assert_equal(File.stat(regular_file).mtime, t)
-    assert_equal(File.lstat(symlinkfile).atime, stat.atime)
-    assert_equal(File.lstat(symlinkfile).mtime, stat.mtime)
+    assert_equal(1, File.utime(t, t, symlinkfile))
+    assert_equal(t, File.stat(regular_file).atime)
+    assert_equal(t, File.stat(regular_file).mtime)
+    assert_equal(stat.atime, File.lstat(symlinkfile).atime)
+    assert_equal(stat.mtime, File.lstat(symlinkfile).mtime)
   end
 
   def test_lutime