diff --git a/t/t4151-am-abort.sh b/t/t4151-am-abort.sh
index 9473c2779e..16432781d2 100755
--- a/t/t4151-am-abort.sh
+++ b/t/t4151-am-abort.sh
@@ -46,9 +46,8 @@ do
 
 	test_expect_success "am$with3 --skip continue after failed am$with3" '
 		test_must_fail git am$with3 --skip >output &&
-		test_i18ngrep "^Applying" output >output.applying &&
-		test_i18ngrep "^Applying: 6$" output.applying &&
-		test_i18ncmp file-2-expect file-2 &&
+		test_i18ngrep "^Applying: 6$" output &&
+		test_cmp file-2-expect file-2 &&
 		test ! -f .git/MERGE_RR
 	'