diff --git a/tests/test-acl b/tests/test-acl
--- a/tests/test-acl
+++ b/tests/test-acl
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ do_push()
     echo 'hgrc = """'
     sed -e 1,2d b/.hg/hgrc
     echo '"""'
-    if [ -e acl.config ]; then
+    if test -f acl.config; then
 	echo 'acl.config = """'
 	cat acl.config
 	echo '"""'