diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/finder_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/finder_test.rb
index 01181a247a438a11e7f87fefca49ff67d1914a06..7776b6c93e6b3cc3892e4005eccdf7d14ff4ac4b 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/finder_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/finder_test.rb
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ def test_find_by_and_where_consistency_with_active_record_instance
   end
 
   def test_take
-    assert_equal topics(:first), Topic.take
+    assert_equal topics(:first), Topic.where("title = 'The First Topic'").take
   end
 
   def test_take_failing