diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/grep/tests/spencer.tests b/gnu/usr.bin/grep/tests/spencer.tests
index 913f1980c83..cb506d79af0 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/grep/tests/spencer.tests
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/grep/tests/spencer.tests
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
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 0:a[-b]:a-
 0:a[b-]:a-
-1:a[b-a]:-
+2:a[b-a]:-
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 2:a[:-
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