diff --git a/util/build-gnu.sh b/util/build-gnu.sh
index 0c511ffab..691598881 100644
--- a/util/build-gnu.sh
+++ b/util/build-gnu.sh
@@ -110,4 +110,6 @@ grep -rl '/usr/bin//usr/bin/' tests/* | xargs --no-run-if-empty sed -i 's|/usr/b
 
 sed -i -e "s|rm: cannot remove 'e/slink'|rm: cannot remove 'e'|g" tests/rm/fail-eacces.sh
 
+sed -i -e "s|rm: cannot remove 'a/b/file'|rm: cannot remove 'a'|g" tests/rm/cycle.sh
+
 test -f "${BUILDDIR}/getlimits" || cp src/getlimits "${BUILDDIR}"