diff --git a/t/src/misc.t b/t/src/misc.t
index 05d16d4..827ffa3 100644
--- a/t/src/misc.t
+++ b/t/src/misc.t
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv)
         fail("Cannot create parrot interpreter");
     Parrot_snprintf(interp, buf, 0, "");
 
-    if (buf == "unchanged") puts("Done");
+    if (strcmp(buf, "unchanged") == 0) puts("Done");
     else fail(buf);
 
     Parrot_destroy(interp);