diff --git a/t/test.sh b/t/test.sh
index b55316797..6058e44c5 100755
--- a/t/test.sh
+++ b/t/test.sh
@@ -446,7 +446,11 @@ mkdir $D
 WVPASS bup init
 WVPASS bup index $TOP/Documentation
 WVPASS bup save -n compression -0 --strip $TOP/Documentation
-WVPASSEQ "$(bup ls compression/latest/ | sort)" "$(ls $TOP/Documentation | sort)"
+# 'ls' on NetBSD sets -A by default when running as root, so we have to undo
+# it by grepping out any dotfiles.  (Normal OSes don't auto-set -A, but this
+# is harmless there.)
+WVPASSEQ "$(bup ls compression/latest/ | sort)" \
+	 "$(ls $TOP/Documentation | grep -v '^\.' | sort)"
 COMPRESSION_0_SIZE=$(du -s $D | cut -f1)
 
 D=compression9.tmp