diff --git a/test/framework/utilities_test.py b/test/framework/utilities_test.py
index 6e9421681f..6e7487bae8 100644
--- a/test/framework/utilities_test.py
+++ b/test/framework/utilities_test.py
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ def test_LooseVersion(self):
         self.assertLess(LooseVersion('1'), LooseVersion('1.0'))
         # checking prereleases
         self.assertGreater(LooseVersion('4.0.0-beta'), LooseVersion('4.0.0'))
-        self.assertEqual(LooseVersion('4.0.0-beta').is_earlier_or_prerelease('4.0.0'), ['-beta'], True)
-        self.assertEqual(LooseVersion('4.0.0-beta').is_earlier_or_prerelease('4.0.0'), ['rc'], False)
+        self.assertEqual(LooseVersion('4.0.0-beta').is_earlier_or_prerelease('4.0.0', ['-beta']), True)
+        self.assertEqual(LooseVersion('4.0.0-beta').is_earlier_or_prerelease('4.0.0', ['rc']), False)
 
         # The following test is taken from Python distutils tests
         # licensed under the Python Software Foundation License Version 2