diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/cxf/helpers/FileUtilsTest.java b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/cxf/helpers/FileUtilsTest.java
index fab931fc807..f816dd9c2c0 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/cxf/helpers/FileUtilsTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/cxf/helpers/FileUtilsTest.java
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 
 import org.junit.Test;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
@@ -77,6 +76,6 @@ public void testGetFiles() throws URISyntaxException {
 
         List<File> foundFiles2 = FileUtils.getFiles(directory, ".*\\.class$");
 
-        assertEquals(foundFiles, foundFiles2);
+        assertTrue(foundFiles.containsAll(foundFiles2) && foundFiles2.containsAll(foundFiles));
     }
 }