diff --git a/testdir/T.misc b/testdir/T.misc
index b233d16..566f8f8 100755
--- a/testdir/T.misc
+++ b/testdir/T.misc
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ function unireghf(hfeed) { hfeed[1] = 0 }'
 if test -r core; then echo 1>&2 "BAD: T.misc unireghf dropped core"; fi
 
 echo x | $awk '/[/]/' 2>foo
-grep 'nonterminated character class' foo >/dev/null || error 'BAD: T.misc nonterminated fails'
+grep 'nonterminated character class' foo >/dev/null || echo 'BAD: T.misc nonterminated fails'
 if test -r core; then echo 1>&2 "BAD: T.misc nonterminated dropped core"; fi
 
 $awk '