diff --git a/t/lib-git-p4.sh b/t/lib-git-p4.sh
index 890ee60708..b1dbded3e8 100644
--- a/t/lib-git-p4.sh
+++ b/t/lib-git-p4.sh
@@ -121,8 +121,6 @@ client_view() {
 		Root: $cli
 		View:
 		EOF
-		for arg ; do
-			printf "\t$arg\n"
-		done
+		printf "\t%s\n" "$@"
 	) | p4 client -i
 }
diff --git a/t/t9809-git-p4-client-view.sh b/t/t9809-git-p4-client-view.sh
index 281be29174..0b58fb96f0 100755
--- a/t/t9809-git-p4-client-view.sh
+++ b/t/t9809-git-p4-client-view.sh
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ test_expect_success 'exclusion single file' '
 
 test_expect_success 'overlay wildcard' '
 	client_view "//depot/dir1/... //client/cli/..." \
-		    "+//depot/dir2/... //client/cli/...\n" &&
+		    "+//depot/dir2/... //client/cli/..." &&
 	files="cli/file11 cli/file12 cli/file21 cli/file22" &&
 	client_verify $files &&
 	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&