diff --git a/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/plugins/regression-2772/exec.js b/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/plugins/regression-2772/exec.js
index 90abd66730..b38b6197d9 100644
--- a/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/plugins/regression-2772/exec.js
+++ b/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/plugins/regression-2772/exec.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 var code = multiline([
   "(function() {",
+  "  var bar = 'lol';",
   "  function foo(b){",
-  '    b === "lol";',
+  "    b === bar;",
   "    foo(b);",
   "  }",
   "})();",