diff --git a/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/property5.properties b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/property5.properties
index 7e43c0f1e..39c91cd0b 100644
--- a/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/property5.properties
+++ b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/property5.properties
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 a=A
-b=${a}/${a}
+b=${a}/${c}/${a}
+c=${a}
diff --git a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/PropertyTest.java b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/PropertyTest.java
index 8d2a2ce9a..94d80ba17 100644
--- a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/PropertyTest.java
+++ b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/PropertyTest.java
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ public class PropertyTest extends BuildFileTest {
     }
 
     public void testThisIsNotACircularReference() {
-        expectLog("thisIsNotACircularReference", "b is A/A");
+        expectLog("thisIsNotACircularReference", "b is A/A/A");
     }
 
 }