diff --git a/tests/functional/eval.nix b/tests/functional/eval.nix
index befbd17a9..cabf28c29 100644
--- a/tests/functional/eval.nix
+++ b/tests/functional/eval.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
   int = 123;
-  str = "foo";
+  str = "foo\nbar";
   attr.foo = "bar";
 }
diff --git a/tests/functional/eval.sh b/tests/functional/eval.sh
index 7af49d7fd..18f8589df 100755
--- a/tests/functional/eval.sh
+++ b/tests/functional/eval.sh
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ EOF
 nix eval --expr 'assert 1 + 2 == 3; true'
 
 [[ $(nix eval int -f "./eval.nix") == 123 ]]
-[[ $(nix eval str -f "./eval.nix") == '"foo"' ]]
-[[ $(nix eval str --raw -f "./eval.nix") == 'foo' ]]
+[[ $(nix eval str -f "./eval.nix") == '"foo\nbar"' ]]
+[[ $(nix eval str --raw -f "./eval.nix") == $'foo\nbar' ]]
 [[ "$(nix eval attr -f "./eval.nix")" == '{ foo = "bar"; }' ]]
 [[ $(nix eval attr --json -f "./eval.nix") == '{"foo":"bar"}' ]]
 [[ $(nix eval int -f - < "./eval.nix") == 123 ]]
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ nix eval --expr 'assert 1 + 2 == 3; true'
 
 nix-instantiate --eval -E 'assert 1 + 2 == 3; true'
 [[ $(nix-instantiate -A int --eval "./eval.nix") == 123 ]]
-[[ $(nix-instantiate -A str --eval "./eval.nix") == '"foo"' ]]
+[[ $(nix-instantiate -A str --eval "./eval.nix") == '"foo\nbar"' ]]
 [[ "$(nix-instantiate -A attr --eval "./eval.nix")" == '{ foo = "bar"; }' ]]
 [[ $(nix-instantiate -A attr --eval --json "./eval.nix") == '{"foo":"bar"}' ]]
 [[ $(nix-instantiate -A int --eval - < "./eval.nix") == 123 ]]