diff --git a/test/test-run-program.script b/test/test-run-program.script
index eb1424811957d21e7a1fb62796cbfa9f3522de1e..d4fa8982be982f3cc1289a4b8cc5460fb10f216a 100644
--- a/test/test-run-program.script
+++ b/test/test-run-program.script
@@ -242,8 +242,8 @@ Testing run-program
 
   ;; a basic smoke test
   (assert-equal "ok" (dewindowize (run-program '("cmd" "/c" "echo" "ok") :output :line)))
-  #-clozure ;; http://trac.clozure.com/ccl/ticket/1118
-  (assert-equal "ok  1" (dewindowize (run-program '("echo" "ok  1") :output :line)))
+  (assert-equal "ok  1" (dewindowize (run-program "echo ok  1" :output :line)))
+  ;; clozure: beware http://trac.clozure.com/ccl/ticket/1118
 
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