diff --git a/test/jdk/java/io/IO/input.exp b/test/jdk/java/io/IO/input.exp
index 6f17a1379ec48..ffb7b2af39dd1 100644
--- a/test/jdk/java/io/IO/input.exp
+++ b/test/jdk/java/io/IO/input.exp
@@ -34,5 +34,7 @@ expect {
         puts "timeout"
         exit 1
     }
+    eof {
+        puts "finished in time"
+    }
 }
-expect eof