diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Utility/FolderTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Utility/FolderTest.php
index 4c1bc5bc3..d87e6f46b 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Utility/FolderTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Utility/FolderTest.php
@@ -750,7 +750,9 @@ class FolderTest extends CakeTestCase {
 			$path . DS . 'level_1_1 removed',
 			$path . ' removed'
 		);
-		$this->assertEquals(sort($expected), sort($messages));
+		sort($expected);
+		sort($messages);
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, $messages);
 	}
 
 /**