diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/method_scoping_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/method_scoping_test.rb
index 312628a3e3009f632974957647b3d4394c0d61d9..ffe16ffdfa4a2f3de15e97dd73353e3492972348 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/method_scoping_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/method_scoping_test.rb
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ def test_merged_scoped_find
     Developer.send(:with_scope, :find => { :conditions => "salary < 100000" }) do
       Developer.send(:with_scope, :find => { :offset => 1, :order => 'id asc' }) do
         # Oracle adapter does not generated space after asc therefore trailing space removed from regex
-        assert_sql(/ORDER BY  id asc/) do
+        assert_sql(/ORDER BY\s+id asc/) do
           assert_equal(poor_jamis, Developer.find(:first, :order => 'id asc'))
         end
       end