diff --git a/lld/test/ELF/linkerscript/assert.s b/lld/test/ELF/linkerscript/assert.s
index fe2dd81f3941..be1319994195 100644
--- a/lld/test/ELF/linkerscript/assert.s
+++ b/lld/test/ELF/linkerscript/assert.s
@@ -1,42 +1,33 @@
 # REQUIRES: x86
 # RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -triple=x86_64-unknown-linux %s -o %t1.o
 
-# RUN: echo "SECTIONS {     \
-# RUN:   ASSERT(1, \"true\") \
-# RUN:  }" > %t1.script
+# RUN: echo "SECTIONS { ASSERT(1, fail) }" > %t1.script
 # RUN: ld.lld -shared -o %t1 --script %t1.script %t1.o
 # RUN: llvm-readobj %t1 > /dev/null
 
-# RUN: echo "SECTIONS {                                  \
-# RUN:   ASSERT(ASSERT(42, \"true\") == 42, \"true\") \
-# RUN:  }" > %t2.script
+# RUN: echo "SECTIONS { ASSERT(ASSERT(42, fail) == 42, fail) }" > %t2.script
 # RUN: ld.lld -shared -o %t2 --script %t2.script %t1.o
 # RUN: llvm-readobj %t2 > /dev/null
 
-# RUN: echo "SECTIONS {     \
-# RUN:   ASSERT(0, \"fail\") \
-# RUN:  }" > %t3.script
+# RUN: echo "SECTIONS { ASSERT(0, fail) }" > %t3.script
 # RUN: not ld.lld -shared -o %t3 --script %t3.script %t1.o > %t.log 2>&1
 # RUN: FileCheck %s -check-prefix=FAIL < %t.log
 # FAIL: fail
 
-# RUN: echo "SECTIONS {     \
-# RUN:   . = ASSERT(0x1000, \"true\"); \
-# RUN:  }" > %t4.script
+# RUN: echo "SECTIONS { . = ASSERT(0x1000, fail); }" > %t4.script
 # RUN: ld.lld -shared -o %t4 --script %t4.script %t1.o
 # RUN: llvm-readobj %t4 > /dev/null
 
-# RUN: echo "SECTIONS {     \
-# RUN:   .foo : { *(.foo) } \
-# RUN: } \
-# RUN: ASSERT(SIZEOF(.foo) == 8, \"true\");" > %t5.script
+# RUN: echo "SECTIONS { .foo : { *(.foo) } }" > %t5.script
+# RUN: echo "ASSERT(SIZEOF(.foo) == 8, fail);" >> %t5.script
 # RUN: ld.lld -shared -o %t5 --script %t5.script %t1.o
 # RUN: llvm-readobj %t5 > /dev/null
 
 ## Even without SECTIONS block we still use section names
 ## in expressions
-# RUN: echo "ASSERT(SIZEOF(.foo) == 8, \"true\");" > %t5.script
+# RUN: echo "ASSERT(SIZEOF(.foo) == 8, fail);" > %t5.script
 # RUN: ld.lld -shared -o %t5 --script %t5.script %t1.o
 # RUN: llvm-readobj %t5 > /dev/null
+
 .section .foo, "a"
  .quad 0