diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_shuf.rs b/tests/by-util/test_shuf.rs
index 1f67416da..defa2d394 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_shuf.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_shuf.rs
@@ -202,11 +202,9 @@ fn test_shuf_multiple_input_line_count() {
     let result = new_ucmd!()
         .args(&["-i10-200", "-n", "10", "-n", "5"])
         .succeeds();
+
     result.no_stderr();
 
-    let result_seq = result
-        .stdout_str()
-        .split('\n')
-        .filter(|x| !x.is_empty());
-    assert_eq!(result_seq.count(), 5, "Output should have 5 items");
+    let result_count = result.stdout_str().split('\n').filter(|x| !x.is_empty()).count();
+    assert_eq!(result_count, 5, "Output should have 5 items");
 }