diff --git a/platform/util/testSrc/com/intellij/util/text/StringUtilTest.java b/platform/util/testSrc/com/intellij/util/text/StringUtilTest.java
index 6af19a615746..19f32835f23a 100644
--- a/platform/util/testSrc/com/intellij/util/text/StringUtilTest.java
+++ b/platform/util/testSrc/com/intellij/util/text/StringUtilTest.java
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ public class StringUtilTest {
 
   @Test
   public void testReplace() {
-    assertEquals(StringUtil.replace("$PROJECT_FILE$/filename", "$PROJECT_FILE$", "/tmp"), "/tmp/filename");
+    assertEquals("/tmp/filename", StringUtil.replace("$PROJECT_FILE$/filename", "$PROJECT_FILE$", "/tmp"));
   }
 
   @Test