diff --git a/tests/symlink-bad-length.at b/tests/symlink-bad-length.at
index cbf4aa7..f8f60e3 100644
--- a/tests/symlink-bad-length.at
+++ b/tests/symlink-bad-length.at
@@ -37,13 +37,19 @@ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
 
 AT_CHECK([
 base64 -d ARCHIVE.base64 > ARCHIVE || AT_SKIP_TEST
-cpio -ntv < ARCHIVE
-test $? -eq 2
+TZ=UTC cpio -ntv < ARCHIVE 2>stderr
+rc=$?
+cat stderr | grep -v \
+    -e 'stored filename length is out of range' \
+    -e 'premature end of file' \
+    -e 'memory exhausted' \
+    >&2
+echo >&2 STDERR
+test "$rc" -ne 0
 ],
 [0],
-[-rw-rw-r--   1 10029    10031          13 Nov 25 13:52 FILE
-],[cpio: LINK: stored filename length is out of range
-cpio: premature end of file
+[-rw-rw-r--   1 10029    10031          13 Nov 25 11:52 FILE
+],[STDERR
 ])
 
 AT_CLEANUP