diff --git a/tests/misc/non_compliant.py b/tests/misc/non_compliant.py
index ecd4f10391..4c06977d11 100644
--- a/tests/misc/non_compliant.py
+++ b/tests/misc/non_compliant.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ except NotImplementedError:
 # str(...) with keywords not implemented
 try:
     str(b"abc", encoding="utf8")
-except TypeError:
+except NotImplementedError:
     print("TypeError")
 
 # str.rsplit(None, n) not implemented