diff --git a/dlls/msvcrt/tests/file.c b/dlls/msvcrt/tests/file.c
index 1a524fc3f5c..9032e510911 100644
--- a/dlls/msvcrt/tests/file.c
+++ b/dlls/msvcrt/tests/file.c
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ static void test_asciimode(void)
     fclose(fp);
     fp = fopen("ascii.tst", "r");
     fseek(fp, 3 ,SEEK_SET);
-    ok((c = fgetc(fp)) == '1', "fgetc fails to read next char when positioned on \\r \n");
+    ok((c = fgetc(fp)) == '1', "fgetc fails to read next char when positioned on \\r\n");
     fclose(fp);
 
     unlink("ascii.tst");