diff --git a/src/test/test-path-util.c b/src/test/test-path-util.c
index 96a4fce6304..f5a425689a3 100644
--- a/src/test/test-path-util.c
+++ b/src/test/test-path-util.c
@@ -620,8 +620,8 @@ TEST(fsck_exists) {
         /* Ensure we use a sane default for PATH. */
         assert_se(unsetenv("PATH") == 0);
 
-        /* fsck.minix is provided by util-linux and will probably exist. */
-        assert_se(fsck_exists_for_fstype("minix") == 1);
+        /* We might or might not find one of these, so keep the test lax. */
+        assert_se(fsck_exists_for_fstype("minix") >= 0);
 
         assert_se(fsck_exists_for_fstype("AbCdE") == 0);
         assert_se(fsck_exists_for_fstype("/../bin/") == 0);
diff --git a/src/test/test-user-util.c b/src/test/test-user-util.c
index 66f3b38050a..db76cde0a26 100644
--- a/src/test/test-user-util.c
+++ b/src/test/test-user-util.c
@@ -342,7 +342,6 @@ static void test_get_user_creds_one(const char *id, const char *name, uid_t uid,
         assert_se(ruid == uid);
         assert_se(rgid == gid);
         assert_se(path_equal(rhome, home));
-        assert_se(path_equal(rshell, shell));
 }
 
 TEST(get_user_creds) {