diff --git a/t/t7800-difftool.sh b/t/t7800-difftool.sh
index bf0f67378d..8a91ff3603 100755
--- a/t/t7800-difftool.sh
+++ b/t/t7800-difftool.sh
@@ -647,21 +647,21 @@ test_expect_success SYMLINKS 'difftool --dir-diff --symlinks without unstaged ch
 '
 
 write_script modify-right-file <<\EOF
-echo "new content" >"$2/file"
+echo "modified content" >"$2/file"
 EOF
 
 run_dir_diff_test 'difftool --dir-diff syncs worktree with unstaged change' '
 	test_when_finished git reset --hard &&
 	echo "orig content" >file &&
 	git difftool -d $symlinks --extcmd "$PWD/modify-right-file" branch &&
-	echo "new content" >expect &&
+	echo "modified content" >expect &&
 	test_cmp expect file
 '
 
 run_dir_diff_test 'difftool --dir-diff syncs worktree without unstaged change' '
 	test_when_finished git reset --hard &&
 	git difftool -d $symlinks --extcmd "$PWD/modify-right-file" branch &&
-	echo "new content" >expect &&
+	echo "modified content" >expect &&
 	test_cmp expect file
 '