diff --git a/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/delete.xml b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/delete.xml
index 6ac0f48dc..ad0ddf059 100644
--- a/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/delete.xml
+++ b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/delete.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     <attribute name="target" default="${dir}"/>
     <sequential>
       <fileset id="detritus" dir="@{target}" erroronmissingdir="false"/>
-      <fail message="${toString:detritus}">
+      <fail message="@{target} still has: ${toString:detritus}">
         <condition>
           <available file="@{target}" />
         </condition>
@@ -116,7 +116,9 @@
 
   <target name="test9" depends="init">
     <delete>
-      <files includes="${dir}/**" />
+      <files>
+          <include name="${dir}/**"/>
+      </files>
     </delete>
     <expectabsent />
   </target>