diff --git a/rbtools/clients/tests.py b/rbtools/clients/tests.py
index 9c578904c184d2be0e880a4d29531c2ac5e96f5f..b3a3dc9c557370b3b414b9710189262fad72e1e4 100644
--- a/rbtools/clients/tests.py
+++ b/rbtools/clients/tests.py
@@ -2143,8 +2143,7 @@ class PerforceClientTests(SCMClientTests):
 
         result = client.normalize_exclude_patterns(patterns)
 
-        self.assertListEqual(result, normalized_patterns)
-
+        self.assertEqual(result, normalized_patterns)
 
 class BazaarClientTests(SCMClientTests):
     def setUp(self):