diff --git a/testsuite/echo/echo-prints-argument b/testsuite/echo/echo-prints-argument
index 98779db..479dac8 100644
--- a/testsuite/echo/echo-prints-argument
+++ b/testsuite/echo/echo-prints-argument
@@ -1 +1 @@
-test `busybox echo fubar` = fubar
+test xfubar = x`busybox echo fubar`