diff --git a/sc/qa/unit/subsequent_export-test.cxx b/sc/qa/unit/subsequent_export-test.cxx
index 4256253a73ec..42d8b42b6f3d 100644
--- a/sc/qa/unit/subsequent_export-test.cxx
+++ b/sc/qa/unit/subsequent_export-test.cxx
@@ -2608,7 +2608,7 @@ void ScExportTest::testTextUnderlineColor()
     OUString color = getXPath(pDoc,
             "/xdr:wsDr/xdr:twoCellAnchor/xdr:sp[1]/xdr:txBody/a:p[1]/a:r[1]/a:rPr/a:uFill/a:solidFill/a:srgbClr", "val");
     // make sure that the underline color is RED
-    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(color.equals("ff0000"));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(OUString("ff0000"), color);
 }