diff --git a/tests/basic.sh b/tests/basic.sh
index 17e0d58..6320567 100755
--- a/tests/basic.sh
+++ b/tests/basic.sh
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ exists_version_bad3_body()
 	export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="${selfdir}/lib1"
 	atf_check \
 		-s exit:1 \
-		pkgconf --exists 'tilde <= 1.0.0'
+		pkgconf --exists 'tilde >= 1.0.0'
 }
 
 exists_body()
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ exists2_body()
 {
 	export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="${selfdir}/lib1"
 	atf_check \
-		pkgconf --exists 'tilde >= 1.0.0'
+		pkgconf --exists 'tilde <= 1.0.0'
 }
 
 exists3_body()