diff --git a/tests/test-subrepo-paths.t b/tests/test-subrepo-paths.t
--- a/tests/test-subrepo-paths.t
+++ b/tests/test-subrepo-paths.t
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
   > .* = \1
   > EOF
   $ hg debugsub
-  abort: bad subrepository pattern in $TESTTMP/outer/.hg/hgrc:2: invalid group reference
+  abort: bad subrepository pattern in $TESTTMP/outer/.hg/hgrc:2: invalid group reference* (glob)
   [255]
 
   $ cd ..