diff --git a/test/runtime/fmt_test.cpp b/test/runtime/fmt_test.cpp
index b776edced..f3b98aa7c 100644
--- a/test/runtime/fmt_test.cpp
+++ b/test/runtime/fmt_test.cpp
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ TEST_CASE("operator<< on a quantity", "[text][ostream][fmt]")
         const auto q = 123 * isq::angular_impulse[N * m * s];
         os << q;
 
-        SECTION("iostream") { CHECK(os.str() == "123 N m s"); }
+        SECTION("iostream") { CHECK(os.str() == "123 m N s"); }
 
         SECTION("fmt with default format {} on a quantity") { CHECK(MP_UNITS_STD_FMT::format("{}", q) == os.str()); }