diff --git a/test/fixtures/x.bin b/test/fixtures/x.bin
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cd470e61900
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/x.bin
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+xyz
diff --git a/test/simple/test-sync-fileread.js b/test/simple/test-sync-fileread.js
index cc161aa6487..c0acde51bf1 100644
--- a/test/simple/test-sync-fileread.js
+++ b/test/simple/test-sync-fileread.js
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ var assert = require('assert');
 var path = require('path');
 var fs = require('fs');
 
-var fixture = path.join(__dirname, '../fixtures/x.txt');
+var fixture = path.join(__dirname, '../fixtures/x.bin');
 
 assert.equal('xyz\n', fs.readFileSync(fixture));