diff --git a/Lib/test/test_turtle.py b/Lib/test/test_turtle.py
index 8d6d3a7bd80..95af84e3779 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_turtle.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_turtle.py
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ def test_vector_negative(self):
         self.assertVectorsAlmostEqual(-vec, expected)
 
     def test_distance(self):
-        self.assertEqual(abs(Vec2D(6, 8)), 10)
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(abs(Vec2D(6, 8)), 10)
         self.assertEqual(abs(Vec2D(0, 0)), 0)
         self.assertAlmostEqual(abs(Vec2D(2.5, 6)), 6.5)