diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Formats.Asn1/tests/Reader/ReadNamedBitList.cs b/src/libraries/System.Formats.Asn1/tests/Reader/ReadNamedBitList.cs
index c80ef7740b4f08..8f41518e09ef22 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Formats.Asn1/tests/Reader/ReadNamedBitList.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Formats.Asn1/tests/Reader/ReadNamedBitList.cs
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ public static void ReadNamedBitList_BitArray_EveryPattern(AsnEncodingRules ruleS
             byte[] actual = new byte[allTheBytes.Length];
             bits.CopyTo(actual, 0);
 
-            Assert.Equal(actual, actual);
+            Assert.Equal(allTheBytes, actual);
         }
 
         [Theory]