--- a/tests/test-merge-exec.t	Sat May 16 20:38:07 2020 +0200
+++ b/tests/test-merge-exec.t	Sat May 16 20:38:19 2020 +0200
@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@
   M z
     a
   $ [ -x z ] || echo "executable bit lost"
-  executable bit lost
 
 merge them (from the chmod side)