diff --git a/t/t5536-fetch-conflicts.sh b/t/t5536-fetch-conflicts.sh
index 2e42cf3316..644736b8a3 100755
--- a/t/t5536-fetch-conflicts.sh
+++ b/t/t5536-fetch-conflicts.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ verify_stderr () {
 	cat >expected &&
 	# We're not interested in the error
 	# "fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly":
-	test_i18ngrep -E '^(fatal|warning):' <error | grep -v 'hung up' >actual | sort &&
+	test_i18ngrep -E '^(fatal|warning):' error | grep -v 'hung up' >actual | sort &&
 	test_i18ncmp expected actual
 }