diff --git a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/perforce/build2.xml b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/perforce/build2.xml
index 6d4e1dcfc..abc1eae28 100644
--- a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/perforce/build2.xml
+++ b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/perforce/build2.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 doing a  change ${change} on  client ${p4.client}
 </echo>
     <p4edit change="${change}" view="${depot_file_spec}"/>
-    <echo file="${depot_file_spec}">
+    <echo file="${client_root}/depot/foobar">
 hello ${p4.client} ${change}
 </echo>
   </target>