diff --git a/distutils/tests/test_cygwinccompiler.py b/distutils/tests/test_cygwinccompiler.py
index ef01ae21..dafe6643 100644
--- a/distutils/tests/test_cygwinccompiler.py
+++ b/distutils/tests/test_cygwinccompiler.py
@@ -73,12 +73,12 @@ def test_check_config_h(self):
 
     def test_get_msvcr(self):
 
-        # none
+        # []
         sys.version = (
             '2.6.1 (r261:67515, Dec  6 2008, 16:42:21) '
             '\n[GCC 4.0.1 (Apple Computer, Inc. build 5370)]'
         )
-        assert get_msvcr() is None
+        assert get_msvcr() == []
 
         # MSVC 7.0
         sys.version = (