diff --git a/tests/lang/eval-fail-antiquoted-path.nix b/tests/lang/eval-fail-antiquoted-path.nix
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+# This must fail to evaluate, since ./fnord doesn't exist.  If it did
+# exist, it would produce "/nix/store/<hash>-fnord/xyzzy" (with an
+# appropriate context).
+"${./fnord}/xyzzy"