diff --git a/t/t8100-git-survey.sh b/t/t8100-git-survey.sh
index aecf7e434a4d8f..a153cf0810bb35 100755
--- a/t/t8100-git-survey.sh
+++ b/t/t8100-git-survey.sh
@@ -34,15 +34,15 @@ test_expect_success 'git survey (default)' '
 	git survey --all-refs >out 2>err &&
 	test_line_count = 0 err &&
 
-	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
+	tr , " " >expect <<-EOF &&
 	GIT SURVEY for "$(pwd)"
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