1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tests/cp/same-file b/tests/cp/same-file
index d5abfe82b..dbd4d01b6 100755
--- a/tests/cp/same-file
+++ b/tests/cp/same-file
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ for args in 'foo symlink' 'symlink foo' 'foo foo' 'sl1 sl2' 'foo hardlink'; do
         # the destination is a copy.
         for f in $args; do
           if test -f $f; then
-            case "`cat $f`" in
+            case "$(cat $f)" in
               "$contents") ;;
               *) echo cp FAILED;;
             esac