diff --git a/tests/test-empty-dir b/tests/test-empty-dir
--- a/tests/test-empty-dir
+++ b/tests/test-empty-dir
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ hg commit -m "second" -d "1000000 0" sub
 cat sub/b
 hg co 0
 cat sub/b 2>/dev/null || echo "sub/b not present"
-test -e sub || echo "sub not present"
+test -d sub || echo "sub not present"
 
 true