--- a/tests/test-mq-qdelete
+++ b/tests/test-mq-qdelete
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ hg qnew e
 hg qnew f
 
 hg qdel -r e
-hg qdel -r d e
+hg qdel -r qbase:e
 hg qapplied
 hg log --template '{rev} {desc}\n'

--- a/tests/test-mq-qdelete.out
+++ b/tests/test-mq-qdelete.out
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ series
 status
 1 New patch: a
 0 base
-abort: patch e not at base
+abort: cannot delete revision 3 above applied patches
 f
 4 New patch: f
 3 New patch: e