1 files changed, 7 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/tests/ls/no-arg b/tests/ls/no-arg
index d9dbff841..6852d78e7 100755
--- a/tests/ls/no-arg
+++ b/tests/ls/no-arg
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ cd $tmp || framework_failure=1
 mkdir -p dir/subdir || framework_failure=1
 ln -s f symlink || framework_failure=1
 
+cat > exp <<\EOF || framework_failure=1
+dir
+exp
+out
+symlink
+EOF
+
 if test $framework_failure = 1; then
   echo 'failure in testing framework'
   (exit 1); exit
@@ -24,13 +31,6 @@ fi
 
 fail=0
 
-cat > exp <<\EOF
-dir
-exp
-out
-symlink
-EOF
-
 ls > out || fail=1
 
 cmp out exp || fail=1