diff --git a/Lib/test/test_bz2.py b/Lib/test/test_bz2.py
index e41f1dba0ba..be3558050be 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_bz2.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_bz2.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def testReadChunk10(self):
                 if not str:
                     break
                 text += str
-            self.assertEqual(text, text)
+            self.assertEqual(text, self.TEXT)
 
     def testRead100(self):
         # "Test BZ2File.read(100)"