1 files changed, 3 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/t/t9400-git-cvsserver-server.sh b/t/t9400-git-cvsserver-server.sh
index c30660d606..06742748e9 100755
--- a/t/t9400-git-cvsserver-server.sh
+++ b/t/t9400-git-cvsserver-server.sh
@@ -447,12 +447,10 @@ test_expect_success 'cvs update (-p)' '
     git push gitcvs.git >/dev/null &&
     cd cvswork &&
     GIT_CONFIG="$git_config" cvs update &&
-    rm -f failures &&
     for i in merge no-lf empty really-empty; do
-        GIT_CONFIG="$git_config" cvs update -p "$i" >$i.out
-	test_cmp $i.out ../$i >>failures 2>&1
-    done &&
-    test -z "$(cat failures)"
+	GIT_CONFIG="$git_config" cvs update -p "$i" >$i.out &&
+	test_cmp $i.out ../$i || return 1
+    done
 '
 
 cd "$WORKDIR"