diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
index 608a5e9a5d2..247b0423688 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1435,6 +1435,8 @@ Release 0.23.0 - Unreleased
     MAPREDUCE-2843. Fixed the node-table to be completely displayed and making
     node entries on RM UI to be sortable. (Abhijit Suresh Shingate via vinodkv)
 
+    MAPREDUCE-3110. Fixed TestRPC failure. (vinodkv)
+
 Release 0.22.0 - Unreleased
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES
diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/TestRPC.java b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/TestRPC.java
index 82b90d2f5ac..a855cc6f218 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/TestRPC.java
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/TestRPC.java
@@ -90,10 +90,10 @@ public class TestRPC {
           .newRecord(GetNewApplicationRequest.class));
       Assert.fail("Excepted RPC call to fail with unknown method.");
     } catch (YarnRemoteException e) {
-      Assert.assertEquals("Unknown method getNewApplication called on "
-          + "org.apache.hadoop.yarn.proto.ClientRMProtocol"
-          + "$ClientRMProtocolService$BlockingInterface protocol.", e
-          .getMessage());
+      Assert.assertTrue(e.getMessage().matches(
+          "Unknown method getNewApplication called on.*"
+              + "org.apache.hadoop.yarn.proto.ClientRMProtocol"
+              + "\\$ClientRMProtocolService\\$BlockingInterface protocol."));
     }
   }