diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
index 4acb04e730f..39e0b6803d6 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
@@ -461,6 +461,8 @@ Release 2.0.3-alpha - Unreleased
     HDFS-3997. OfflineImageViewer incorrectly passes value of imageVersion when
     visiting IS_COMPRESSED element. (Mithun Radhakrishnan via atm)
 
+    HDFS-4055. TestAuditLogs is flaky. (Binglin Chang via eli)
+
 Release 2.0.2-alpha - 2012-09-07 
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/TestAuditLogs.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/TestAuditLogs.java
index eb31ef9710e..0fe6255fc9a 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/TestAuditLogs.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/TestAuditLogs.java
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public class TestAuditLogs {
     int val = istream.read();
     istream.close();
     verifyAuditLogs(true);
-    assertTrue("failed to read from file", val > 0);
+    assertTrue("failed to read from file", val >= 0);
   }
 
   /** test that allowed stat puts proper entry in audit log */
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ public class TestAuditLogs {
     istream.close();
 
     verifyAuditLogsRepeat(true, 3);
-    assertTrue("failed to read from file", val > 0);
+    assertTrue("failed to read from file", val >= 0);
   }
 
   /** test that stat via webhdfs puts proper entry in audit log */