diff --git a/tests/generic-java-signatures/17069.scala b/tests/generic-java-signatures/17069.scala
index 017f8e813ee5..279a8c88e2db 100644
--- a/tests/generic-java-signatures/17069.scala
+++ b/tests/generic-java-signatures/17069.scala
@@ -4,5 +4,7 @@ class Foo:
 
 @main def Test =
   val tpe = classOf[Foo].getDeclaredField("generic").getGenericType()
+  assert(tpe.getTypeName == "scala.collection.immutable.List<java.lang.String>")
+
   val tpe2 = classOf[Foo].getDeclaredMethod("generic").getGenericReturnType()
-  assert(tpe == tpe2)
+  assert(tpe2.getTypeName == "scala.collection.immutable.List<java.lang.String>")