diff --git a/t/t3102-ls-tree-wildcards.sh b/t/t3102-ls-tree-wildcards.sh
index f2b2a524d95..c286854485d 100755
--- a/t/t3102-ls-tree-wildcards.sh
+++ b/t/t3102-ls-tree-wildcards.sh
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-test_description='ls-tree with(out) wildcards'
+test_description='ls-tree with(out) globs'
 
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
 test_expect_success 'setup' '
-	mkdir a aa "a*" &&
-	touch a/one aa/two "a*/three" &&
-	git add a/one aa/two "a*/three" &&
+	mkdir a aa "a[a]" &&
+	touch a/one aa/two "a[a]/three" &&
+	git add a/one aa/two "a[a]/three" &&
 	git commit -m test
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'ls-tree a* matches literally' '
+test_expect_success 'ls-tree a[a] matches literally' '
 	cat >expected <<EOF &&
-100644 blob e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391	a*/three
+100644 blob e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391	a[a]/three
 EOF
-	git ls-tree -r HEAD "a*" >actual &&
+	git ls-tree -r HEAD "a[a]" >actual &&
 	test_cmp expected actual
 '