diff --git a/test/gtest-extra-test.cc b/test/gtest-extra-test.cc
index bc7f86d5..b9579612 100644
--- a/test/gtest-extra-test.cc
+++ b/test/gtest-extra-test.cc
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ TEST(FileTest, Dup) {
 }
 
 TEST(FileTest, DupError) {
-  EXPECT_SYSTEM_ERROR(File::dup(-1),
+  EXPECT_SYSTEM_ERROR_OR_DEATH(File::dup(-1),
       EBADF, "cannot duplicate file descriptor -1");
 }