diff --git a/t/t4000-diff-format.sh b/t/t4000-diff-format.sh
index 8de36b7d12..e5116a76a1 100755
--- a/t/t4000-diff-format.sh
+++ b/t/t4000-diff-format.sh
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ test_expect_success 'git diff-files --no-patch --patch shows the patch' '
 
 test_expect_success 'git diff-files --no-patch --patch-with-raw shows the patch and raw data' '
 	git diff-files --no-patch --patch-with-raw >actual &&
-	grep -q "^:100644 100755 .* 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 M	path0\$" actual &&
+	grep -q "^:100644 100755 .* $ZERO_OID M	path0\$" actual &&
 	tail -n +4 actual >actual-patch &&
 	compare_diff_patch expected actual-patch
 '