diff --git a/src/cmd/go/go_test.go b/src/cmd/go/go_test.go
index 9c00b38bdc7..b9737688feb 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/go_test.go
+++ b/src/cmd/go/go_test.go
@@ -4851,7 +4851,7 @@ func main() {}`)
 			before()
 			tg.run("install", "mycmd")
 			after()
-			tg.wantStale("mycmd", "stale dependency: runtime/internal/sys", "should be stale after environment variable change")
+			tg.wantStale("mycmd", "stale dependency", "should be stale after environment variable change")
 		}
 	}