diff --git a/test/functional/ui/highlight_spec.lua b/test/functional/ui/highlight_spec.lua
index 01895003ae..89b503141b 100644
--- a/test/functional/ui/highlight_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/ui/highlight_spec.lua
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ describe("'listchars' highlight", function()
     feed_command('set listchars=eol:¬,precedes:< list')
     feed('90ia<esc>')
     screen:expect([[
-      {0:<<<}aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa|
+      {0:<}aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa|
       aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa|
       aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa|
       aaaaaaaaa^a{0:¬}         |
diff --git a/test/old/testdir/test_display.vim b/test/old/testdir/test_display.vim
index aae1030aac..b642f39c9f 100644
--- a/test/old/testdir/test_display.vim
+++ b/test/old/testdir/test_display.vim
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func Test_display_listchars_precedes()
 
   let lines = ScreenLines([1,10], winwidth(0)+1)
   let expect = [
-        \ "<<<a aaa a|",
+        \ "<aaa aaa a|",
         \ "a aaa aaa |",
         \ "aa aaa aaa|",
         \ " aa aaa aa|",