diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/shell/TestCopy.java b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/shell/TestCopy.java
index f73e83d858..9172f85eb9 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/shell/TestCopy.java
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/shell/TestCopy.java
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public void testInterruptedCreate() throws Exception {
 
     tryCopyStream(in, false);
     verify(mockFs, never()).rename(any(Path.class), any(Path.class));
-    verify(mockFs, never()).delete(eq(tmpPath), anyBoolean());
+    verify(mockFs).delete(eq(tmpPath), anyBoolean());
     verify(mockFs, never()).delete(eq(path), anyBoolean());
     verify(mockFs, never()).close();
   }