diff --git a/tests/test_updater.py b/tests/test_updater.py
index fc33dbb2..3e1daf5d 100644
--- a/tests/test_updater.py
+++ b/tests/test_updater.py
@@ -1216,7 +1216,7 @@ def test_6_download_target(self):
       self.repository_updater.download_target(targetinfo, bad_destination_directory)
 
     except OSError as e:
-      self.assertTrue(e.errno == errno.ENAMETOOLONG)
+      self.assertTrue(e.errno == errno.ENAMETOOLONG or e.errno == errno.ENOENT)
 
     # Test: Invalid arguments.
     self.assertRaises(securesystemslib.exceptions.FormatError,