diff --git a/actionpack/test/template/render_test.rb b/actionpack/test/template/render_test.rb
index fdf3db1cdb49b..338ada8b0e870 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/template/render_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/template/render_test.rb
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def test_render_partial_with_errors
     @view.render(:partial => "test/raise")
     flunk "Render did not raise Template::Error"
   rescue ActionView::Template::Error => e
-    assert_match "undefined local variable or method `doesnt_exist'", e.message
+    assert_match %r!method.*doesnt_exist!, e.message
     assert_equal "", e.sub_template_message
     assert_equal "1", e.line_number
     assert_equal File.expand_path("#{FIXTURE_LOAD_PATH}/test/_raise.html.erb"), e.file_name
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def test_render_sub_template_with_errors
     @view.render(:file => "test/sub_template_raise")
     flunk "Render did not raise Template::Error"
   rescue ActionView::Template::Error => e
-    assert_match "undefined local variable or method `doesnt_exist'", e.message
+    assert_match %r!method.*doesnt_exist!, e.message
     assert_equal "Trace of template inclusion: #{File.expand_path("#{FIXTURE_LOAD_PATH}/test/sub_template_raise.html.erb")}", e.sub_template_message
     assert_equal "1", e.line_number
     assert_equal File.expand_path("#{FIXTURE_LOAD_PATH}/test/_raise.html.erb"), e.file_name