diff --git a/tests/failures/useradd/10_useradd_rename_defaults_backup_failure/data/useradd.err b/tests/failures/useradd/10_useradd_rename_defaults_backup_failure/data/useradd.err
index 887640ce..7ec53ac7 100644
--- a/tests/failures/useradd/10_useradd_rename_defaults_backup_failure/data/useradd.err
+++ b/tests/failures/useradd/10_useradd_rename_defaults_backup_failure/data/useradd.err
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-rename FAILURE /etc/default/useradd /etc/default/useradd-
-useradd: rename: /etc/default/useradd: Input/output error
+link FAILURE /etc/default/useradd /etc/default/useradd-
+useradd: Cannot create backup file (/etc/default/useradd-): Input/output error
diff --git a/tests/failures/useradd/10_useradd_rename_defaults_backup_failure/useradd.test b/tests/failures/useradd/10_useradd_rename_defaults_backup_failure/useradd.test
index da9a2bdd..241f727f 100755
--- a/tests/failures/useradd/10_useradd_rename_defaults_backup_failure/useradd.test
+++ b/tests/failures/useradd/10_useradd_rename_defaults_backup_failure/useradd.test
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ cd $(dirname $0)
 . ../../../common/config.sh
 . ../../../common/log.sh
 
-log_start "$0" "useradd reports failure to write /etc/gshadow"
+log_start "$0" "useradd reports failure to create backup /etc/default/useradd-"
 
 save_config
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ trap 'log_status "$0" "FAILURE"; restore_config' 0
 change_config
 
 echo -n "Set default value (useradd -D -g 10)..."
-LD_PRELOAD=../../../common/rename_failure.so FAILURE_PATH=/etc/default/useradd- useradd -D -g 10 2>tmp/useradd.err && exit 1 || {
+LD_PRELOAD=../../../common/link_failure.so FAILURE_PATH=/etc/default/useradd- useradd -D -g 10 2>tmp/useradd.err && exit 1 || {
 	status=$?
 }
 echo "OK"