diff --git a/tests/compile-fail/repeat.rs b/tests/compile-fail/repeat.rs
index 70d26a685922..abe89e233e7c 100644
--- a/tests/compile-fail/repeat.rs
+++ b/tests/compile-fail/repeat.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 fn main() {
-    let data: [u8; std::isize::MAX as usize] = [42; std::isize::MAX as usize];
+    let data: [u8; std::usize::MAX] = [42; std::usize::MAX];
     //~^ ERROR: rustc layout computation failed: SizeOverflow([u8;
     assert_eq!(data.len(), 1024);
 }