diff --git a/t/t2200-add-update.sh b/t/t2200-add-update.sh
index b2ddf5ace3..5a8d52f2ff 100755
--- a/t/t2200-add-update.sh
+++ b/t/t2200-add-update.sh
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ test_expect_success 'add -u resolves unmerged paths' '
 	echo 2 >path3 &&
 	echo 2 >path5 &&
 	git add -u &&
-	git ls-files -s "path?" >actual &&
+	git ls-files -s path1 path2 path3 path4 path5 path6 >actual &&
 	{
 		echo "100644 $three 0	path1"
 		echo "100644 $one 1	path3"
diff --git a/t/t7004-tag.sh b/t/t7004-tag.sh
index 06e6e179f3..1c27ffb45e 100755
--- a/t/t7004-tag.sh
+++ b/t/t7004-tag.sh
@@ -185,8 +185,9 @@ cba
 EOF
 test_expect_success \
 	'listing tags with substring as pattern must print those matching' '
-	git tag -l "*a*" > actual &&
-	test_cmp expect actual
+	rm *a* &&
+	git tag -l "*a*" > current &&
+	test_cmp expect current
 '
 
 cat >expect <<EOF