diff --git a/tests/eval.sh b/tests/eval.sh
index 0c1b2cf3a..066d8fc36 100644
--- a/tests/eval.sh
+++ b/tests/eval.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ nix eval --expr 'assert 1 + 2 == 3; true'
 [[ $(nix eval int -f "./eval.nix") == 123 ]]
 [[ $(nix eval str -f "./eval.nix") == '"foo"' ]]
 [[ $(nix eval str --raw -f "./eval.nix") == 'foo' ]]
-[[ $(nix eval attr -f "./eval.nix") == '{ foo = "bar"; }' ]]
+[[ "$(nix eval attr -f "./eval.nix")" == '{ foo = "bar"; }' ]]
 [[ $(nix eval attr --json -f "./eval.nix") == '{"foo":"bar"}' ]]
 [[ $(nix eval int -f - < "./eval.nix") == 123 ]]
 [[ "$(nix eval --expr '{"assert"=1;bar=2;}')" == '{ "assert" = 1; bar = 2; }' ]]
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ nix eval --expr 'assert 1 + 2 == 3; true'
 nix-instantiate --eval -E 'assert 1 + 2 == 3; true'
 [[ $(nix-instantiate -A int --eval "./eval.nix") == 123 ]]
 [[ $(nix-instantiate -A str --eval "./eval.nix") == '"foo"' ]]
-[[ $(nix-instantiate -A attr --eval "./eval.nix") == '{ foo = "bar"; }' ]]
+[[ "$(nix-instantiate -A attr --eval "./eval.nix")" == '{ foo = "bar"; }' ]]
 [[ $(nix-instantiate -A attr --eval --json "./eval.nix") == '{"foo":"bar"}' ]]
 [[ $(nix-instantiate -A int --eval - < "./eval.nix") == 123 ]]
 [[ "$(nix-instantiate --eval -E '{"assert"=1;bar=2;}')" == '{ "assert" = 1; bar = 2; }' ]]