diff --git a/t/t7004-tag.sh b/t/t7004-tag.sh
index 6143113dbb..c6791cf396 100755
--- a/t/t7004-tag.sh
+++ b/t/t7004-tag.sh
@@ -1889,7 +1889,7 @@ EOF"
 	run_with_limited_stack git tag --contains HEAD >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
 	run_with_limited_stack git tag --no-contains HEAD >actual &&
-	test_line_count ">" 10 actual
+	test_line_count "-gt" 10 actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success '--format should list tags as per format given' '