diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileContextMainOperationsBaseTest.java b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileContextMainOperationsBaseTest.java
index 5f201eb2674..78b40b53bf1 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileContextMainOperationsBaseTest.java
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileContextMainOperationsBaseTest.java
@@ -272,7 +272,8 @@ public abstract class FileContextMainOperationsBaseTest  {
       // expected
     }
   } 
-  
+
+  @Test
   public void testListStatusThrowsExceptionForNonExistentFile()
                                                     throws Exception {
     try {