diff --git a/t/t6100-rev-list-in-order.sh b/t/t6100-rev-list-in-order.sh
index b2bb0a7f61..e934bc239c 100755
--- a/t/t6100-rev-list-in-order.sh
+++ b/t/t6100-rev-list-in-order.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ test_expect_success 'setup a commit history with trees, blobs' '
 
 test_expect_success 'rev-list --in-commit-order' '
 	git rev-list --in-commit-order --objects HEAD >actual.raw &&
-	cut -c 1-40 >actual <actual.raw &&
+	cut -d" " -f1 >actual <actual.raw &&
 
 	git cat-file --batch-check="%(objectname)" >expect.raw <<-\EOF &&
 		HEAD^{commit}
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ test_expect_success 'rev-list --in-commit-order' '
 
 test_expect_success 'rev-list lists blobs and trees after commits' '
 	git rev-list --objects HEAD >actual.raw &&
-	cut -c 1-40 >actual <actual.raw &&
+	cut -d" " -f1 >actual <actual.raw &&
 
 	git cat-file --batch-check="%(objectname)" >expect.raw <<-\EOF &&
 		HEAD^{commit}