diff --git a/api/resmap/reswrangler_test.go b/api/resmap/reswrangler_test.go
index bcf51a7980..0ea6b327a3 100644
--- a/api/resmap/reswrangler_test.go
+++ b/api/resmap/reswrangler_test.go
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ func TestAbsorbAll(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, w.AbsorbAll(w2))
 	expected = makeMap2(types.BehaviorUnspecified)
 	expected.RemoveBuildAnnotations()
-	expected.AnnotateAll(utils.BuildAnnotationsGenAddHashSuffix, "enabled")
+	assert.NoError(t, expected.AnnotateAll(utils.BuildAnnotationsGenAddHashSuffix, "enabled"))
 	assert.NoError(t, w.ErrorIfNotEqualLists(expected))
 }