diff --git a/test/rdoc/test_rdoc_task.rb b/test/rdoc/test_rdoc_task.rb
index d9fc6664fd..77f2af33a3 100644
--- a/test/rdoc/test_rdoc_task.rb
+++ b/test/rdoc/test_rdoc_task.rb
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ def test_tasks_option_parser
       rd.options << "--all"
     end
 
-    assert rdoc_task.title, "Test Tasks Option Parser"
-    assert rdoc_task.main, "README.md"
+    assert_equal "Test Tasks Option Parser", rdoc_task.title
+    assert_equal "README.md", rdoc_task.main
     assert rdoc_task.rdoc_files.include?("README.md")
     assert rdoc_task.options.include?("--all")