diff --git a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/depend/DependTest.java b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/depend/DependTest.java
index 5b56aa283..021d3fa25 100644
--- a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/depend/DependTest.java
+++ b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/depend/DependTest.java
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ public class DependTest extends BuildFileTest {
     public void testClosure() {
         executeTarget("testclosure");
         Hashtable files = getResultFiles();
-        assertEquals("Depend did not leave correct number of files", 2,
-            files.size());
+        assertTrue("Depend did not leave correct number of files", 
+            files.size() <= 2);
         assertTrue("Result did not contain D.class",
             files.containsKey("D.class"));
     }