diff --git a/tests/xbps/libxbps/shell/incorrect_deps_test.sh b/tests/xbps/libxbps/shell/incorrect_deps_test.sh
index dc134d1e..4b8642eb 100644
--- a/tests/xbps/libxbps/shell/incorrect_deps_test.sh
+++ b/tests/xbps/libxbps/shell/incorrect_deps_test.sh
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ incorrect_dep_dups_body() {
 	xbps-query -C empty.conf -r root --fulldeptree -x B
 	out=$(xbps-query -C empty.conf -r root --fulldeptree -x B)
 	set -- $out
+	atf_check_equal $# 2
 	atf_check_equal "$1 $2" "B-1.0_1 A-1.0_1"
 }