diff --git a/tests/test-dispatch.t b/tests/test-dispatch.t
--- a/tests/test-dispatch.t
+++ b/tests/test-dispatch.t
@@ -68,9 +68,13 @@
   $ mkdir $TESTTMP/repo1
   $ cd $TESTTMP/repo1
   $ rm -rf $TESTTMP/repo1
-  $ HGDEMANDIMPORT=disable hg version -q
-  abort: error getting current working directory: * (glob) (no-chg !)
-  chg: abort: failed to getcwd (errno = *) (glob) (chg !)
-  [255]
+
+The output could be one of the following and something else:
+ chg: abort: failed to getcwd (errno = *) (glob)
+ abort: error getting current working directory: * (glob)
+ sh: 0: getcwd() failed: No such file or directory
+Since the exact behavior depends on the shell, only check it returns non-zero.
+  $ HGDEMANDIMPORT=disable hg version -q 2>/dev/null || false
+  [1]
 
 #endif