diff --git a/src/uu/yes/src/yes.rs b/src/uu/yes/src/yes.rs
index d9bbc64e4..a9229630e 100644
--- a/src/uu/yes/src/yes.rs
+++ b/src/uu/yes/src/yes.rs
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ mod tests {
         ];
 
         for (line, final_len) in tests {
-            let mut v = std::iter::repeat(b'a').take(line).collect::<Vec<_>>();
+            let mut v = std::iter::repeat_n(b'a', line).collect::<Vec<_>>();
             prepare_buffer(&mut v);
             assert_eq!(v.len(), final_len);
         }