diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_head.rs b/tests/by-util/test_head.rs
index 0b0e98aa122..b72e77281ad 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_head.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_head.rs
@@ -99,10 +99,8 @@ fn test_verbose() {
 }
 
 #[test]
-#[ignore]
 fn test_spams_newline() {
-    //this test is does not mirror what GNU does
-    new_ucmd!().pipe_in("a").succeeds().stdout_is("a\n");
+    new_ucmd!().pipe_in("a").succeeds().stdout_is("a");
 }
 
 #[test]