diff --git a/test/metaflac.flac.ok b/test/metaflac.flac.ok
index 9efe07ff..24fb8e35 100644
Binary files a/test/metaflac.flac.ok and b/test/metaflac.flac.ok differ
diff --git a/test/test_metaflac.sh b/test/test_metaflac.sh
index ef1fbc0c..dd975e94 100755
--- a/test/test_metaflac.sh
+++ b/test/test_metaflac.sh
@@ -308,7 +308,8 @@ rm -f $cs_out $cs_out2
 
 echo -n "Testing FLAC file with unknown metadata... "
 cp -p metaflac.flac.in $flacfile
-run_metaflac --remove --block-number=4 --dont-use-padding $flacfile
+# remove the VORBIS_COMMENT block so vendor string changes don't interfere with the comparison:
+run_metaflac --remove --block-type=VORBIS_COMMENT --dont-use-padding $flacfile
 cmp $flacfile metaflac.flac.ok || die "ERROR, $flacfile and metaflac.flac.ok differ"
 echo OK