diff --git a/testsuite/expect/test7.9 b/testsuite/expect/test7.9
index 886d61a48056d95c7f635772f83a32d383220fcd..7a924516ac70dce16e34a60d4af25014eaf40a4c 100755
--- a/testsuite/expect/test7.9
+++ b/testsuite/expect/test7.9
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ expect {
 }
 if {$matches != 0} {
 	set tot [expr $iterations + 1]
-	if {$matches <= 3} {
+	if {$matches <= 1} {
 		send_user "\nWARNING: $matches of $tot tests failed\n"
 	} else {
 		send_user "\nFAILURE: $matches of $tot tests failed\n"