diff --git a/t/t2021-checkout-overwrite.sh b/t/t2021-checkout-overwrite.sh
index 27db2ad52981f9070a8742f400e3ec26919749b1..5da63e9fa267af4517024307f4bdeef73caeccf2 100755
--- a/t/t2021-checkout-overwrite.sh
+++ b/t/t2021-checkout-overwrite.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ test_expect_success SYMLINKS 'create a commit where dir a/b changed to symlink'
 	git commit -m "dir to symlink"
 '
 
-test_expect_failure SYMLINKS 'checkout commit with dir must not remove untracked a/b' '
+test_expect_success SYMLINKS 'checkout commit with dir must not remove untracked a/b' '
 
 	git rm --cached a/b &&
 	git commit -m "un-track the symlink" &&