diff --git a/activesupport/test/core_ext/hash_ext_test.rb b/activesupport/test/core_ext/hash_ext_test.rb
index eb8ed761da..56dfeb68cc 100644
--- a/activesupport/test/core_ext/hash_ext_test.rb
+++ b/activesupport/test/core_ext/hash_ext_test.rb
@@ -1058,8 +1058,8 @@ class HashToXmlTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
       :pre_escaped_string => 'First &amp; Last Name'
     }.stringify_keys
 
-    expected_xml = '<person><bare-string>First &amp; Last Name</bare-string><pre-escaped-string>First &amp;amp; Last Name</pre-escaped-string></person>'
-    assert_equal expected_xml, hash.to_xml(@xml_options)
+    assert hash.to_xml(@xml_options).include?("<bare-string>First &amp; Last Name</bare-string>")
+    assert hash.to_xml(@xml_options).include?("<pre-escaped-string>First &amp;amp; Last Name</pre-escaped-string>")
   end
 
   def test_unescaping_from_xml