diff --git a/test/rdoc/test_rdoc_rdoc.rb b/test/rdoc/test_rdoc_rdoc.rb
index 5168932430..9c94988ffd 100644
--- a/test/rdoc/test_rdoc_rdoc.rb
+++ b/test/rdoc/test_rdoc_rdoc.rb
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ def test_normalized_file_list_with_dot_doc_overridden_by_exclude_option
       File.write('.document', "a.rb\n""b.rb\n")
       expected_files << a
 
-      @rdoc.options.exclude = Regexp.new(['b.rb'].join('|'))
+      @rdoc.options.exclude = /b\.rb$/
       @rdoc.normalized_file_list [File.realpath(dir)]
     end