diff --git a/lib/tests/upgradelib_test.php b/lib/tests/upgradelib_test.php
index c9c3d0086c03..7678672a28e2 100644
--- a/lib/tests/upgradelib_test.php
+++ b/lib/tests/upgradelib_test.php
@@ -1724,12 +1724,14 @@ public function test_upgrade_change_binary_column_to_int(
             $field = $columns[$fieldname];
             $this->assertFalse($field->binary);
 
-            // Confirm that the values for the converted column ar ethe same.
-            $records = $DB->get_fieldset($tmptablename, 'id', [$fieldname => 1]);
-            $this->assertEqualsCanonicalizing($ones, $records);
-
             // Verify that the renamed old field has now been removed.
             $this->assertArrayNotHasKey("tmp$fieldname", $columns);
+
+            // Confirm that the values for the converted column are the same.
+            // \moodle_database::get_fieldset() would have been great, but it does not seem to play well with Oracle.
+            $records = $DB->get_records($tmptablename, [$fieldname => 1], '', 'id');
+            $ids = array_keys($records);
+            $this->assertEqualsCanonicalizing($ones, $ids);
         }
 
         // Cleanup.