diff --git a/test/functional/treesitter/language_spec.lua b/test/functional/treesitter/language_spec.lua
index 4fd45574b1..1b3dd2d4b7 100644
--- a/test/functional/treesitter/language_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/treesitter/language_spec.lua
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ describe('treesitter language API', function()
   end)
 
   it('shows error for invalid language name', function()
-    eq(".../language.lua:0: '/foo/' is not a valid language name",
+    eq("Error executing lua: .../language.lua:0: '/foo/' is not a valid language name",
       pcall_err(exec_lua, 'vim.treesitter.require_language("/foo/", nil, false)'))
   end)