--- a/lua-5.4.0-tests/attrib.lua
+++ b/lua-5.4.0-tests/attrib.lua
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ local p = ""   -- On Mac OS X, redefine
 local st, err, when = package.loadlib(DC"lib1", "*")
 if not st then
   local f, err, when = package.loadlib("donotexist", p.."xuxu")
-  assert(not f and type(err) == "string" and when == "absent")
+  assert(not f and type(err) == "string" and when == "open")
   ;(Message or print)('\n >>> cannot load dynamic library <<<\n')
   print(err, when)
 else