diff --git a/t/t9814-git-p4-rename.sh b/t/t9814-git-p4-rename.sh
index 1fc1f5f2af..95f4421f71 100755
--- a/t/t9814-git-p4-rename.sh
+++ b/t/t9814-git-p4-rename.sh
@@ -177,7 +177,10 @@ test_expect_success 'detect copies' '
 		level=$(git diff-tree -r -C --find-copies-harder HEAD | sed 1d | cut -f1 | cut -d" " -f5 | sed "s/C0*//") &&
 		test -n "$level" && test "$level" -gt 0 && test "$level" -lt 98 &&
 		src=$(git diff-tree -r -C --find-copies-harder HEAD | sed 1d | cut -f2) &&
-		test "$src" = file10 || test "$src" = file11 &&
+		case "$src" in
+		file10 | file11) : ;; # happy
+		*) false ;; # not
+		&&
 		git config git-p4.detectCopies $(($level + 2)) &&
 		git p4 submit &&
 		p4 filelog //depot/file12 &&
@@ -191,7 +194,10 @@ test_expect_success 'detect copies' '
 		level=$(git diff-tree -r -C --find-copies-harder HEAD | sed 1d | cut -f1 | cut -d" " -f5 | sed "s/C0*//") &&
 		test -n "$level" && test "$level" -gt 2 && test "$level" -lt 100 &&
 		src=$(git diff-tree -r -C --find-copies-harder HEAD | sed 1d | cut -f2) &&
-		test "$src" = file10 || test "$src" = file11 || test "$src" = file12 &&
+		case "$src" in
+		file10 | file11 | file12) : ;; # happy
+		*) false ;; # not
+		&&
 		git config git-p4.detectCopies $(($level - 2)) &&
 		git p4 submit &&
 		p4 filelog //depot/file13 &&