diff --git a/Lib/test/test_reprlib.py b/Lib/test/test_reprlib.py
index aca1d5b4a12..589ecdd4daf 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_reprlib.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_reprlib.py
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ def _check_path_limitations(self, module_name):
         # a path separator + `module_name` + ".py"
         source_path_len += len(module_name) + 1 + len(".py")
         cached_path_len = source_path_len + len(imp.cache_from_source("x.py")) - len("x.py")
-        if os.name == 'nt' and cached_path_len >= 259:
+        if os.name == 'nt' and cached_path_len >= 258:
             # Under Windows, the max path len is 260 including C's terminating
             # NUL character.
             # (see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa365247%28v=vs.85%29.aspx#maxpath)