diff --git a/t/t5570-git-daemon.sh b/t/t5570-git-daemon.sh
index f01edffa3c0..1309702ba4f 100755
--- a/t/t5570-git-daemon.sh
+++ b/t/t5570-git-daemon.sh
@@ -122,8 +122,7 @@ test_remote_error()
 	fi
 
 	test_must_fail git "$cmd" "$GIT_DAEMON_URL/$repo" "$@" 2>output &&
-	echo "fatal: remote error: $msg: /$repo" >expect &&
-	test_cmp expect output
+	test_i18ngrep "fatal: remote error: $msg: /$repo" output &&
 	ret=$?
 	chmod +x "$GIT_DAEMON_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/repo.git"
 	(exit $ret)