diff --git a/test/lisp/autorevert-tests.el b/test/lisp/autorevert-tests.el
index a235d60dc7b..4a67dae10e6 100644
--- a/test/lisp/autorevert-tests.el
+++ b/test/lisp/autorevert-tests.el
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ This expects `auto-revert--messages' to be bound by
             buf-1 "1-b" (auto-revert--timeout))
            ;; On emba, `buf-1' is a killed buffer.
            (message "Hallo1")
-           (when (buffer-live-p buf-1)
+           (when (buffer-name buf-1)
              (should (buffer-local-value
                       'auto-revert-notify-watch-descriptor buf-1)))