diff --git a/acceptance/tests/resource/file/ticket_8740_should_not_enumerate_root_directory.rb b/acceptance/tests/resource/file/ticket_8740_should_not_enumerate_root_directory.rb
index a918f8ccb..6cef5690e 100644
--- a/acceptance/tests/resource/file/ticket_8740_should_not_enumerate_root_directory.rb
+++ b/acceptance/tests/resource/file/ticket_8740_should_not_enumerate_root_directory.rb
@@ -1,39 +1,39 @@
 test_name "#8740: should not enumerate root directory"
 
 target = "/test-socket-#{$$}"
 
 agents.each do |agent|
   if agent['platform'].include?('windows')
     skip_test "Test not supported on this platform"
     next
   end
 
   step "clean up the system before we begin"
   on(agent, "rm -f #{target}")
 
   step "create UNIX domain socket"
   on(agent, %Q{ruby -e "require 'socket'; UNIXServer::new('#{target}').close"})
 
   step "query for all files, which should return nothing"
   on(agent, puppet_resource('file'), :acceptable_exit_codes => [1]) do
-    assert_match(%r{Listing all file instances is not supported.  Please specify a file or directory, e.g. puppet resource file /etc}, stderr)
+    assert_match(%r{Listing all file instances is not supported.  Please specify a file or directory, e.g. puppet resource file /etc}, stdout)
   end
 
   ["/", "/etc"].each do |file|
     step "query '#{file}' directory, which should return single entry"
     on(agent, puppet_resource('file', file)) do
       files = stdout.scan(/^file \{ '([^']+)'/).flatten
 
       assert_equal(1, files.size, "puppet returned multiple files: #{files.join(', ')}")
       assert_match(file, files[0], "puppet did not return file")
     end
   end
 
   step "query file that does not exist, which should report the file is absent"
   on(agent, puppet_resource('file', '/this/does/notexist')) do
     assert_match(/ensure\s+=>\s+'absent'/, stdout)
   end
 
   step "remove UNIX domain socket"
   on(agent, "rm -f #{target}")
 end