diff --git a/tests/unittest_inference.py b/tests/unittest_inference.py
index 7e3bb807b9..4e398d9ae3 100644
--- a/tests/unittest_inference.py
+++ b/tests/unittest_inference.py
@@ -5317,8 +5317,8 @@ def test_slice_inference_in_for_loops_not_working() -> None:
 
 
 def test_slice_zero_step_does_not_raise_ValueError() -> None:
-    node = extract_node("[][::0]")
-    assert helpers.safe_infer(node) is None
+    node = extract_node("x = [][::0]; x")
+    assert next(node.infer()) == util.Uninferable
 
 
 def test_unpacking_starred_and_dicts_in_assignment() -> None: